Saudi Arabia is a land of opportunities for people from across the globe with its lucrative job market. Thousands of expatriates from different countries rush towards KSA to avail different job opportunities. These people who live and work in Saudi Arabia, also get opportunity to Invest in Saudi Stock Market (Tadawul) and earn additional income based on Stock Exchange trading & investment portfolio.

In this article, we will explain How to Invest in Tadawul– KSA Stock Exchange as an Expat.

Investing in Saudi Stock Market as an Expat

Not just Saudi Nationals but also GCC Citizens and Saudi Iqama holders (expats living/working in KSA) are eligible to invest and trade in Saudi Stock Market Tadawul and benefit from the opportunities available in the biggest stock market of Middle East.

In order to invest in Saudi Stock Market, you need to have an Investment Portfolio. In order to have Investment Portfolio, you can apply online from the banking services provided by different banks in Saudi Arabia. Another easier way is to apply for a subscription to any of the available IPO (Initial Public Offering) using your bank account. Once you subscribe to an IPO, your account gets created automatically and your Tadawul Portfolio becomes ready.

Once you have a Tadawul Account created, you need to provide some additional details online as KYC requirement and then you will be all set to start buying and selling stocks in Saudi Stock Market.

In below video, all details about how to Invest in Saudi Stock Market (Tadawul) as an expat iqama holder are explained in Urdu.

How to Select Stocks in Saudi Stock Market (Tadawul)

Once you have an account created in Saudi Stock Market, you can buy any stocks as per your requirements, your selection criteria, your risk tolerance, your investment strategy and your budget. You can do research and conduct technical analysis, fundamental analysis thoroughly to analyze different sectors and stocks within those sectors and choose the best stocks as per your filtration criteria and add them to your portfolio.

Is it Wise to Invest in Saudi Stock Market for Expats?

For expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, investing in Saudi Stock Market is an additional earning opportunity on top of whatever they are earning from primary job. Saudi Stock market is much more stable, reliable and well organized compared to markets in many other countries in Asia. Saudi Stock Market consists of many big companies with a good earning and growth potential and investing in the stocks of such companies can really help you to earn some side money if you plan and proceed in a smarter manner.

If you have some good saving or if you are in a job where you have a regular saving, It does make sense to try your investing & trading skills in Tadawul. By investing in Saudi Stock Market, you can potentially earn through dividends from value stocks and also capital gain with stocks appreciation.

However, bear in mind that like any other investment, stock market investment in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else, does have some risks associated. You should plan for investments based on your own judgement and preferences and risk/reward factors should be thoroughly estimated, analyzed and assessed before jumping into it.