Short answer: yes. Since October 2024, Interactive Brokers has offered foreign retail individuals direct access to the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), routed through SNB Capital — the first such route in history. You enable it inside an ordinary IBKR account: no Saudi visit, no local Saudi bank account. It’s the cleanest way for most foreigners to buy Saudi stocks.
How to enable it
- Open (or log in to) your IBKR account.
- In account settings, add Saudi Arabia (Tadawul) to your stock trading permissions. IBKR handles Saudi-side custody and execution through SNB Capital (Saudi National Bank’s capital-markets arm).
- Fund the account — IBKR is multi-currency and converts to SAR at settlement, so you don’t need to pre-hold riyals.
- Trade Tadawul equities, REITs and ETFs directly.
The old Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) framework that used to wall retail out was scrapped by the CMA on 1 February 2026, opening the Main Market to all foreign investor categories — but the IBKR/SNB route already worked before that and remains the proven path.
Can you buy Aramco on IBKR?
Yes — Saudi Aramco (2222) trades only on Tadawul (there’s no ADR or foreign listing), so you buy it directly on Tadawul via IBKR. For indirect exposure instead, the KSA ETF holds Aramco (subject to MSCI’s single-stock cap).
Don’t need single names? Use an ETF
If you only want diversified Saudi exposure, KSA (iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia) and FLSA (Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia) trade on US exchanges and need no Saudi permission at all — buy them from any standard broker.
What to confirm
I have an IBKR account but haven’t separately tested Saudi permission activation, so confirm current trading permissions and Tadawul fees in your own account before funding.
Next step
See the full Saudi Arabia country page for the major Tadawul names and the verification behind this, and the broader how to buy Saudi stocks as a foreigner guide.
Last updated 15 June 2026. Based on IBKR’s October 2024 Saudi Exchange announcement (SNB Capital alliance) and the CMA’s February 2026 liberalization.