Saudi trading in US equity continues to break records, tops SAR 216B

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Saudi trading in US stocks, executed through local financial institutions, hit an all-time high of SAR 216.1 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 141% surge (SAR 126.4 billion) versus the year-ago period.

Saudi trading in the US stock market during Q3 2025 was the highest on record, according to data issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA).

Trading jumped by 12%, or SAR 22.7 billion, in Q3 2025, compared to SAR 193.4 billion in Q2 2025.

The CMA report on the trading value of local authorized brokers in the global markets does not include either details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers, or their trading volumes.

The Saudi transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 98.8% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during Q3 2025, which reached SAR 218.8 billion.

Elsewhere, Saudi investors’ trades in GCC markets fell 16% YoY to SAR 685 million during the same quarter.