Albilad Capital offers Saudi brokerage and a separate Albilad Global US service. Lite/Pro share and option fees, Saudi sukuk custody and the foreign custody chain require distinct comparisons.[1][2][3]
Broker essentials01
Albilad Capital — essential scope
| Measure | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary service | Securities / multi-asset brokerage | Source 1 |
| Institution or operator | Albilad Investment Company | Source 1 |
| Home jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia | Source 1 |
| Official research source | https://www.albilad-capital.com/en/Brokerage/IntlTrading/Pages/AlbiladGlobalNew.aspx | Source 2 |
| Source review | 2026-10-26 | Source 1 |
| Direct leveraged retail FX CFDs | Not established by sources for this particular service | Source 1 |
Accounts and onboarding
Sections ↑The firm is the investment subsidiary, not the Saudi retail deposit-taking bank itself. Brokerage accounts, managed investment portfolios and investment banking are different services with different investor mandates.[1][3][2][4]
Account comparison02
Account and entity identification
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Investment operator | Albilad Capital / Albilad Investment Company.Source 1 |
| Relationship to bank | Investment arm of Bank Albilad, established 2008.Source 1 |
| Regulatory disclosure | Firm quotes Saudi CMA licence 08100-37 for dealing, arranging, advising, custody and investment management.Source 1 |
| Local brokerage | Saudi market self-directed dealing.Source 3 |
| Albilad Global | US securities and options execution through separate international trading route.Source 2 |
| Cross-border onboarding | Terms and residency eligibility are firm-specific; accessing the English page is not equivalent to worldwide admission.Source 1 |
Account comparison03
Platforms by contract
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Saudi brokerage package | Albilad local electronic trading with available market-data add-ons.Source 4 |
| International desktop | Web-based Albilad Global order entry.Source 2 |
| International mobile | Albilad Global apps on iOS and Android.Source 2 |
| Private/managed assets | Separate investment-management contracts; not presumed part of self-directed trading.Source 1 |
Account comparison04
Albilad Global plan eligibility and software
| Item | Terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Individuals | Both Pro and Lite support retail/individual investors, subject to account approval.Source 7 |
| Institutions | The plan comparison marks institutional accounts as Pro-only.Source 7 |
| Trader Workstation | TWS is marked available on Pro and unavailable on Lite.Source 7 |
| Shared functions | Both plans list Client Portal, mobile, conditional orders, overnight orders and outside-regular-hours access. Lite’s out-of-hours commission exception still applies.Source 7 |
Products and market access
Sections ↑US listed options are a materially different risk class from stock purchases and require approval. Foreign stock dealing is relevant to currency conversion but is not the same thing as offering deliverable spot FX leverage.[3][2][6][1]
At a glance05
Financial instruments by lane
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Saudi exchange | Local Saudi listed share dealing and market information.Source 3 |
| US listed shares | Albilad Global publicly lists US stocks.Source 2 |
| US ETFs | Available on Albilad Global.Source 2 |
| US listed options | Albilad Global describes listed options; contractual margin/knowledge eligibility must be checked.Source 2 |
| Institutional custody | Separate global/local custody and settlement operation.Source 6 |
| Retail spot EUR/USD CFDs | No such service is established by the Albilad Global product page.Source 1 |
At a glance06
US-market boundaries
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Trading markets | Albilad Global public page states US market; do not infer direct Japan/UK/EU dealing from the “Global” product name.Source 2 |
| Market data | Live quote/research features are described, with fee rules in separate tariff schedule.Source 2 |
| Options permission | May require suitability/knowledge checks and margin agreement; options availability is not automatic to every account.Source 1 |
| Foreign FX handling | FX conversion of Saudi funding to US-dollar investing is distinct from a speculative margin FX contract.Source 1 |
Fees, charges and economic examples
Sections ↑Albilad now links a usable Lite/Pro comparison and a Saudi brokerage tariff. These documents disclose broker charges, but their PDFs print no effective date. The US third-party fee sheet also contains a zero SEC levy, so its regulatory amounts should not be treated as current without the trade-date schedule.[7][8][9][10]
Pricing & charges07
Albilad Global: US share and ETF commission
| Item | Terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Pro | USD 0.005 per share; USD 1 minimum per trade.Source 7 |
| Lite | Zero broker commission for qualifying US exchange-listed shares/ETFs.Source 7 |
| Lite exception | Outside regular trading hours and penny stocks: USD 0.01 per share, minimum USD 1.Source 7 |
| Minimum account balance | USD 0 in both plans; this does not waive funding or trading requirements.Source 7 |
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Albilad Global: US options broker charges
| Item | Terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Pro | USD 1 per contract; USD 1.99 minimum per trade.Source 7 |
| Lite | USD 1.50 per contract; USD 1.99 minimum per trade.Source 7 |
| One contract | The USD 1.99 minimum applies under either plan.Source 7 |
| Ten contracts | USD 10 Pro / USD 15 Lite, before external charges.Source 7 |
Pricing & charges09
Saudi exchange and sukuk tariff
Pricing & charges10
Saudi single-stock options
Pricing & charges11
Costs beyond a zero Lite share commission
| Item | Terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Market charges | Exchange, clearing and regulatory charges can remain.Source 7Source 9 |
| Out-of-hours order | The Lite per-share exception applies outside regular hours.Source 7Source 9 |
| Currency conversion | A zero stock commission does not specify a SAR/USD conversion rate.Source 7Source 9 |
| Document timing | Use the account’s current charges before execution; the linked pass-through PDF is undated.Source 7Source 9 |
Execution, orders and trading platforms
Sections ↑The separation between local and international systems also controls which market hours, instruments and order mechanisms apply.[4][2][1]
At a glance12
Trading software functions
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Local trading packages | Albilad Plus provides 5×5 market depth; Premium provides 20×20. Albilad TWS is the separately named downloadable local package.Source 4 |
| US desktop | Albilad Global web order-entry and portfolio access.Source 2 |
| US mobile | iOS and Android apps.Source 2 |
| Quote information | Broker advertises live US quote/news availability subject to actual data entitlement.Source 2 |
| Trade routing | Execution in US listing venues; precise order types and fill policies depend on client conditions.Source 1 |
At a glance13
Order-control questions
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Share versus option | Separate contract specifications, lot sizes and order procedures.Source 1 |
| Short sales | Cannot infer short-sale permission from stock/ETF/option menu.Source 1 |
| Order expiry | Must confirm market-day/GTC and market/stop variants with platform documents.Source 1 |
| Overnight margins | Option assignments and stock cash obligations may extend beyond app trading window.Source 1 |
| Phone fallback | Complaint phone number is not evidence of a guaranteed emergency order desk.Source 1 |
Funding, settlement and withdrawals
Sections ↑A Saudi account funding US securities entails a clear currency and settlement chain. The bank’s investment-services function also includes professional custody operations that are not retail cash transfer guarantees.[3][2][1][6]
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Movement and eligibility
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Local funding | Brokerage local-account funding through relevant Saudi banking/investment arrangements.Source 3 |
| US investment | US-denominated settlement occurs through Albilad Global partner/custody process.Source 2 |
| FX conversion | Conversion rate and fees must be checked in remittance/settlement agreement.Source 1 |
| Options obligations | Premium payments, settlement, exercise and assignment may change free cash.Source 1 |
| Securities transfer | Ask for outbound transfer scope, route and third-party charge; product homepage is insufficient.Source 1 |
| Institutional custody | Separate Albilad Capital securities-services line provides custody/settlement functions.Source 6 |
Regulation, custody and protection
Sections ↑The website’s specific Saudi CMA licence reference is useful, but it should not be misquoted as a US brokerage or derivatives licence simply because Albilad Global offers American listed securities.[1]
Entities & regulation15
Entity, licence and products
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Saudi firm | Albilad Investment Company / Albilad Capital.Source 1 |
| Licence as disclosed | CMA 08100-37, firm-issued description of dealing, advising, custody and investment-management permissions.Source 1 |
| Regulator | Saudi CMA; independent live specific-register entry not accessed.Source 1 |
| US securities | Foreign market access through contractual trading/custody chain; investor eligibility depends on who actually holds assets.Source 1 |
| Investor compensation | No uniform US SIPC or Saudi fixed compensation limit asserted from the company’s product page.Source 1 |
| Sharia standard | Investment-firm Sharia screening does not eliminate securities losses.Source 1 |
Entities & regulation16
Published custody operations
| Item | Terms and practical effect |
|---|---|
| Asset identification | The custody service says client assets are identified as such and cash/securities are reconciled regularly.Source 6 |
| Settlement | Receipt/delivery of securities and transaction settlement.Source 6 |
| Corporate actions | Income collection, notifications and client-instruction handling.Source 6 |
| Client reporting | Positions, valuations, cash, transactions and statements via the custody portal.Source 6 |
Customer support, disputes and records
Sections ↑Distinctive documented formal complaint contacts make it unnecessary to substitute a generic bank support link for investment-firm escalation.[5][1][2][3]
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Customer-service and complaint route
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Complaint email | [email protected].Source 5 |
| Customer-service line | 8001160002.Source 5 |
| In-person | Branches or head office 09:00–16:00 official office working hours.Source 5 |
| Branch opening | Office examples show Sunday–Thursday 09:30–16:30.Source 5 |
| US trading help | Ask whether the account-specific international desk operates US market hours; local service hours do not prove it.Source 1 |
| External resolution | Saudi firm complaints and CMA regulatory contacts are separate processes; check applicable referral requirements.Source 1 |
At a glance18
Client records
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| US contract notes | Statements and investment-account evidence should be retrieved via Albilad Global.Source 2 |
| Local statements | Local brokerage reports under appropriate Saudi account.Source 3 |
| Cost audit | Keep execution confirmations, third-party fee schedules and foreign exchange rates.Source 1 |
| Order dispute | Identify trade date, security, account and operator before escalating; not all queries are formal complaints.Source 1 |
Additional services and technology
Sections ↑Albilad Capital is broader than an app. Local securities brokerage, global US execution, research and institutional custody are distinct operating arms.[6][1][4]
At a glance19
Other business lines
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Securities services | Institutional custody, settlement and related operational administration.Source 6 |
| Investment management | Firm advertises investment funds and discretionary portfolio management, under different contracts.Source 1 |
| Corporate finance | Advisory and investment banking, not automatically retail execution services.Source 1 |
| Local package add-ons | Market-depth displays and data packages per subscription/entitlement.Source 4 |
| Client-directed AI/copy positions | No automatic algorithmic authority or trader-copy contract established by these source pages.Source 1 |
Company, ownership and regulatory identity
Sections ↑The firm discloses both incorporation era and stated capital, allowing readers to distinguish corporate standing from a bank’s general brand scale.[1][2]
At a glance20
Company and licensing
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008, per company about page.Source 1 |
| Capital disclosed | SAR 500 million, per company about page.Source 1 |
| Owner relationship | Investment arm of Bank Albilad.Source 1 |
| Legal market | Saudi investment services; US-market execution is a separately described product.Source 2 |
| CMA licence claimed | 08100-37; this text is attributed to the firm pending independent individual-record verification.Source 1 |
- Headquarters
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Albilad Investment Company
Saudi ArabiaSource 1
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Additional information and practical questions
Sections ↑Albilad Global’s US market menu makes it a cross-border securities brokerage, not an internationally unrestricted leverage/CFD service.[1]
At a glance21
Pre-account questions
| Item / condition | Verified detail and interpretation |
|---|---|
| Lane | Saudi local brokerage or Albilad Global US?Source 1 |
| Plan | Are the current Lite/Pro plan tariffs part of the signed account?Source 1 |
| Options | Does client profile permit option strategies and under what margin rules?Source 1 |
| Settlement | Which USD/SAR conversion rate is used?Source 1 |
| Broker/custodian | Who holds US securities and cash and which legal protections apply?Source 1 |
| Documents | Is the chosen source a current signed rate schedule instead of an older downloadable illustration?Source 1 |
The Saudi licence number is attributed to Albilad’s own disclosure. Its current website-linked fee sheets support plan-specific broker commissions; undated documents and changeable third-party levies are distinguished from guaranteed future prices.[1][7][8][9]
Sources & further reading
- About Albilad Capital, licence and investment services Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Global current product page Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Capital Saudi local brokerage Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad local trading package descriptions Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Capital client contact and formal complaint methods Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Capital securities services Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Global Lite and Pro comparison Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Capital Saudi brokerage fee schedule Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- Albilad Global exchange, clearing and regulatory fee sheet Albilad Capital · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- SEC fiscal 2026 Section 31 transaction-fee advisory US Securities and Exchange Commission · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
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