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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: DECEMBER 31, 1998
Check here if Amendment [_]; Amendment Number: ___________
This Amendment (Check only one.): [_] is a restatement.
[_] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: CITADEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Address: 225 WEST WASHINGTON
9TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60606
13F File Number: 28-5912
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: GERALD A. BEESON
Title: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Phone: (312) 696-2121
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 08/15/1999
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[_] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 296
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,708,186 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
