Citadel Securities Is Muscling Its Way Into Credit Trading

  • Ken Griffin’s market-making arm expands fixed-income presence
  • Electronic trading is rising in debt markets of all stripes

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Ken Griffin’s market-making powerhouse is challenging Wall Street banks on their own turf as it enters the multitrillion-dollar world of corporate debt.

Citadel Securities LLC started offering investment-grade trading to clients this month with plans to make markets in high-yield bonds by the end of the year, according to executives.