# 464 | KTrade Chairman: BlackRock Invests In Pakistan Via KTrade!! | TBT

An episode of [Thought Behind Things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1532974013), 10 Oct 2025, 1 h 43 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/36c5ffa4/podcast/play/109490191/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-10%2F409025188-44100-2-78c2bb4837875.mp3

Find out more about Endeavor: https://pakistan.endeavor.org In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we’re joined by Ali Farid Khawaja, Chairman of KTrade Securities, Pakistan’s leading investment platform enabling thousands of Pakistanis to invest smartly and become part of the country’s growing capital markets. With a global background in finance and technology, having worked at UBS, Berenberg, SafeCharge, and Autonomous Research, Ali shares how he’s bridging the gap between the Pakistani stock market and local investors. We uncover: • How KTrade became Pakistan’s first large-scale retail investment platform • Why only 0.2% of Pakistanis invest in stocks today • Why millions are trading crypto and forex instead of building real wealth • How KTrade hit $6 million in daily trading volume and continues to grow • KTrade’s Saudi expansion • The potential for 30 million+ Pakistanis to become investors • Why a bull run in Pakistan might already have begun Socials: TBT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ TBT’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tbtbymuzamil TBT’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thoughtbehindthings TBT Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@tbtpodcastclips Muzamil's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Muzamil's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Ali's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alifaridkhwaja/ Credits: Executive Producer: Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi Associate Producer: Saad Shehryar Publisher: Talha Shaikh Editor: Jawad Sajid

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