System Information

Please consult this page for information regarding: 

• Internet browser support
• Browser security
• Internet and system reliability
• Scheduled maintenance
• Availability of order entry for new orders, changed orders and cancellations

Internet browser support 

Clients of HSBC InvestDirect are encouraged to use one of the following minimum browser versions when accessing invest.hsbc.ca:
Windows
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5+, Netscape 7.0 +, Mozilla 1.2+, Firefox 1.0+
or
To ensure that current security and browser performance patches are in place, users of MSIE or Netscape Navigator with a version below this are encouraged to upgrade their browsers by downloading a new release from
www.microsoft.com, www.netscape.com, or www.mozilla.org

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Browser Security 

HSBC InvestDirect treats the security and privacy of your online investment account with the highest priority. For your own security, we require all clients to have a 128 BIT encryption certificate within their Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator browser. You are also encouraged to remain current with browser enhancements and security patches as they become available on www.microsoft.com, www.netscape.com, or www.mozilla.org

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Internet and system reliability 

HSBC InvestDirect strives to offer its clients an online trading system that is reliable, secure and capable of meeting their investment needs. From time to time, however, unscheduled outages may occur. These can happen for a variety of reasons including system problems and slowdowns at HSBC InvestDirect, your Internet Service Provider (e.g Bell Canada, Rogers ,etc.) or HSBC InvestDirect's third party providers of market data, research and back office functions.

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Scheduled maintenance 

The process of ensuring the reliability and accessibility of our systems does require regularly scheduled maintenance time. The scheduled maintenance window that has been established is Saturday mornings between 6am and 7am EST

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Availability of order entry for new orders, changed orders and cancellations 

Please be aware that HSBC InvestDirect's back office provider (ISM) has specific windows during which the entry of new orders as well as the changing or canceling of existing orders is unavailable. During these times, order entry will be unavailable online. These times are identified below:

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