Equities

Invest in equities with HSBC WorldTrader, our simple, secure platform for growing your wealth potential.

Equities, also known as stocks and shares, give you the opportunity to earn income from successful companies.

Equities (stocks or shares) give you the right as a partial owner to share in the potential profits of a public company. Ownership of stocks allows you to earn potential income from a successful business in two ways:

However, gains from Equities are not guaranteed – a company is under no legal obligation to pay dividends and a company’s shares will fluctuate in value.

You should understand that past performance of investment products is not an indicator or evidence of the future performance and the value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount originally invested.

Investment products may be subject to periodic or general “illiquidity” and you may not be able to sell at the required number of shares at the publicly-displayed price on the relevant exchange (and you may have to accept a discount) or you may not be able to sell them at all.

There may be exchange rate risks associated with investing in Equity securities denominated in a different currency than your home currency.

We are not providing any guidance or advice with regard to the Equity Securities you choose to transact and the related transaction and we are not making a personal recommendation for you. You are responsible for the choice of Equity Securities you wish to transact as well as the outcome of any Transaction effected through the Platform, and understand that you are acting on an “execution only” basis.

Before applying for WorldTrader, you need to have an HSBC current account.