‎Saudi US stock trading hits record SAR 302B

A screen shows United States stock exchange trading activity.

Trading in United States stock exchange through Saudi capital market organizations struck a brand-new record in Q2 2026, increasing 56%to SAR 302.2 billion from around SAR 193.4 billion in the exact same duration of 2025.

According to the analytical publication released by the Capital Market Authority (CMA), trading worth increased 25%, or SAR 60.3 billion, from SAR 241.9 billion in Q1 2026, going beyond the previous record of SAR 253.9 billion embeded in Q4 2025.

Overall trading in United States markets reached around SAR 544 billion in H1 2026, compared to SAR 367.2 billion in the matching duration of 2025, a boost of 48%.

The following table reveals the pattern in Saudi trading worths in United States markets:

Saudi Trading in United States Stocks

United States Markets Account for Nearly 97% of Overseas Trading

United States markets represented around 96.8% of overall abroad trading performed through Saudi capital market organizations in Q2 2026, which reached SAR 312.1 billion, compared to a share of 91.5% in Q1.

Especially, abroad trading through Saudi capital market organizations approached half the worth of domestic market trading in Q2 2026, reaching SAR 312.1 billion, or 47.7% of domestic trading worth of SAR 654.5 billion. United States markets alone represented SAR 302.2 billion, or 46.2% of domestic trading worth.

The following table reveals the breakdown of abroad trading by geographical area:

Trading Values Executed by Capital Market Institutions in Overseas Markets in Q2 2026 (Buy and Sell Transactions)

It deserves keeping in mind that the CMA information cover trading worths performed through certified capital market organizations in Saudi Arabia and leave out deals carried out straight by financiers through foreign brokers. The information likewise do not divulge the variety of Saudi financiers or financial investment portfolios trading overseas.

The figures consist of both purchase and offer deals and do not represent net capital streams into abroad markets or show the worth of possessions held in those markets.

The CMA launched draft guidelines governing dealing activities in monetary markets outside Saudi Arabia on Sept. 27, 2026, for public assessment till Oct. 27, intending to reinforce the regulative structure governing capital market organizations’ transactions with customers in abroad markets. The draft consists of controls on margin deals, most significantly needing customers to offer a margin of a minimum of 50% of the deal worth and restricting such deals in extremely leveraged instruments or shares of business whose built up losses go beyond half their share capital. It likewise sets out requirements for evaluating customers’ financial investment viability.