沙特股市成“香饽饽” 华尔街高频交易公司蜂拥而至

Group 1 - Saudi Arabia is intensifying efforts to attract high-frequency trading firms to boost trading activity in the region's largest stock market [1][3] - Major players such as Citadel Securities and Hudson River Trading are already involved, indicating a growing interest from international participants [1] - The Tadawul Group is modifying its derivatives market framework based on feedback from these firms and expanding its international roadshow to include Asian markets [1][3] Group 2 - The Tadawul exchange has launched a co-location service, allowing trading firms to host servers near the exchange's matching engine, which is crucial for high-frequency strategies [4] - As of April, the average daily trading volume on Tadawul was approximately $1.7 billion, with high-frequency trading accounting for 25% of daily trading volume, significantly lower than the global average [4] - The exchange is working with firms like Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch to enhance liquidity and price discovery capabilities [4] Group 3 - Introducing more high-frequency trading firms is seen as key to enhancing liquidity, as these firms can deploy proprietary trading books without bank restrictions [5] - Tadawul is also launching more ETFs tracking Saudi stocks and striving to increase the number of listed companies [5] - With improved infrastructure, liquidity is expected to significantly increase, potentially transforming the exchange's trading volume in five years [5]