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At HSBC Invest Direct, we offer you a variety of investments for you to ensure that your portfolio is fully diversified. Diversification provides exposure to a wide range of investment returns, and helps manage risk by ensuring your portfolio isn’t overly focused on one market, region, or type of security.
Select from a variety of investments from different asset classes, different industries, and different regions.
Equities / Exchange Traded Funds: Access Major Stock Markets
HSBC InvestDirect gives you access to the world’s major stock markets. No matter where investment opportunities arise, you’ll be able to take advantage of them. You can enter orders online for:
- Canada and U.S.
- Hong Kong
- London
- Paris
- Frankfurt
- Plus access to 30 other markets via phone.
View the commission schedule for North American Markets.
View the list of global exchanges and their commission details.
Exchange Traded Funds
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are powerful investment vehicles that combine elements of equities, mutual funds, and index investing - they are a great, low-cost alternative to mutual funds.
Wide selection of ETFs
- An ETF typically tracks the performance of a securities index.
- Some ETFs are linked to commodities and other investments.
- Choose from ETFs that track broad Canadian and international market indices, or narrow groups within the market.
ETF advantages over mutual funds
Exchange Traded Funds can:
- Enhance returns with lower management expenses.
- Use securities-trading strategies, such as limit and stop orders.
- Be traded on margin.
- Increase trading flexibility—units can be bought and sold throughout the day.
- Neither outperform nor underperform the index on which they are based.
1 HSBC InvestDirect is a division of HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc.
2 HSBC Premier eligibility requires you to have an active Premier chequing account and maintain a $100,000 balance in combined personal deposits and investments with HSBC Bank Canada and its subsidiaries. Monthly banking package fees may apply.
3 Available on online equity trades on North American markets. Subject to conditions. For more information on HSBC InvestDirect rates, visit www.investdirect.hsbc.ca.
4 International Equity trades made online, excluding Hong Kong, and all international trades placed on the phone qualify for the International Equities trade discount. Subject to minimum commission.
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