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Online Share Dealing
Looking for quick, convenient and cost effective access to US and UK markets?
HSBC InvestDirect offers you:
- Swift, easy to use and secure online share dealing
- Access to US and UK shares
- Guaranteed pricing for most UK shares
- Access to market information and decision making tools
- No administration or maintenance charges – and our other charges are competitive
- Through HSBC International, an interest bearing offshore bank account to settle your trades
- Available in a host of countries
HSBC InvestDirect is an execution only service, if you decide to invest in this way, it would be without receiving any financial planning advice.
Please remember that with investments the value of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up, is not guaranteed, and you may not get back the amount you invested. This could also happen as a result of changes in the rate of currency exchange, particularly where overseas securities are held.
I would like to arrange for a wealth manager to call me to discuss my investment options
Apply for an HSBC InvestDirect International account
Before you apply for this service, we recommend you read through the Important information.
NEED ANY HELP?
New customer? Call us on: +44 1534 616055, or email us at: offshore@hsbc.com
Existing Online Share Dealing customer? Call us on: +44 192 683 4055 if you are dialing outside the United Kingdom. Or if you are dialing from the United Kingdom, please dial 08456 080 848
Please note that the HSBC InvestDirect International share dealing service is provided by HSBC Bank plc and is based in the UK. Your portfolio will be subject to UK taxation. For full details of the tax implications of dealing on the US and UK stock markets through a UK based nominee service, click here.
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Share Dealing Terms & Conditions
Share Dealing FAQs
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Swift, easy to use and secure online share dealing
Key features of your share portfolio, run by HSBC Bank plc:
- Your portfolio holds all your shares – US and UK stocks
- Shares are held electronically on your behalf in a separate nominee company
- You can access your shares electronically and trade more quickly than dealing with paper share certificates
- Settlement is made three days after you have bought or sold shares
- Transfer shares to your portfolio, either as paper certificates or with the nominee services of other brokers, free of charge. We'll even refund any transfer fees charged by another broker (up to a maximum of £100)
You’ll be able to:
- Monitor share prices and market information on US and UK shares
- Get live feed of global coverage of world headlines and company news
- Benefit from professional analysts’ consensus opinions and brokers’ forecasts on US and UK stocks
- Receive news and price alerts by email
You’ll also have access to major companies listed on:
| US markets | UK markets |
| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | London Stock Exchange (LSE) |
| American Stock Exchange (AMEX) | Alternative Investment Market (AIM) |
| NASDAQ Stock Market |
When buying or selling UK shares, a Guaranteed Price, where available, will be shown together with a countdown timer giving you 15 seconds to confirm the order.
Access to market information and decision making tools
Benefit from online access to a host of tools that could help you stay ahead:
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Tracker portfolios to keep an eye on those shares you’re interested in
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Set limits on your orders to allow you to maintain control over the price at which you want to deal
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Easy to use charts and graphs to keep track of the performance trend of individual shares
An interest bearing offshore bank account to settle your trades
Provided by HSBC Bank International Limited, this is the account that holds your money. It can fund both your share dealing and all your other day to day banking needs.
- Accounts available in sterling, US dollars, and euro with a minimum deposit of £5,000 or US$/€10,000
- Pre-agreed trading limit to allow you to trade up to an agreed amount and react swiftly to new buying opportunities
- Easy access to your money with a cheque book and debit card
