The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has partnered with the Amman Stock Exchange to launch an electronic trading link through Tabadul, the digital exchange hub that connects markets across the region.
How the link works
The arrangement allows investors to access listed securities on both exchanges through their existing local brokers, reducing the friction that has historically come with trading across borders. Rather than opening separate accounts in each market, an investor can route orders to the partner exchange via the Tabadul infrastructure, which handles the cross-market connectivity behind the scenes.
Tabadul was created to knit together regional exchanges under a common technology layer, and the addition of Amman extends its reach further into the wider Arab market.
Deepening regional capital markets
For ADX, the tie-up is part of a broader push to raise liquidity and broaden the pool of investors active in Abu Dhabi-listed securities. Linking markets electronically makes it easier for capital to flow between the UAE and Jordan in both directions, giving UAE investors access to Jordanian stocks and Jordanian investors a route into one of the Gulf's largest exchanges.
The move supports a long-standing ambition to build more integrated Arab capital markets, where investors can move across borders as easily as they trade at home. ADX has been one of the region's faster-growing exchanges, expanding its listings, launching new products such as exchange-traded funds, and signing connectivity deals with other bourses. Each link adds depth and reach, and over time such partnerships are intended to make the region's markets more attractive to international investors by offering scale and easier access through a single technological gateway.