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HSBC Foreign stocks

Buy shares from leading global companies for the chance to earn dividends and bonuses.

Foreign stocks

You can buy shares in leading companies from all around the world, including Hong Kong, mainland China and the US. With a global portfolio, you'll have the chance to profit from market volatility and earn dividends as you share in the company's growth.

What are stocks?

Stocks, also known as shares, are small pieces of a company. A company will sell these small pieces to investors as a way of raising money to use to grow the business.

Stocks can be bought and sold, usually on stock exchanges. Buying stock in a company makes you a shareholder, and means that you own a small percentage of the company. Shareholders can earn money when the company goes up in value, especially if it decides to pay out dividends*, but there are operational risks to consider. 

*Note: Even if a company has a profitable year, they have no obligation to pay out dividends. It's up to each individual company to decide whether to pay them.

What are the benefits of investing in foreign stocks?

Benefits as below

Invest in foreign stocks
Hong Kong stocks
US stocks
You can directly invest in leading companies
Be part of the economic powerhouses of Hong Kong and mainland China through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE)
Invest in a wide range of industries, trading shares from big names such as Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, McDonalds, Visa and Johnson & Johnson
You can maintain full control on your investments
Access the greater China market and trade shares from HSBC, Tencent, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Swire and many more
Take a direct role in share trading with our transparent market information. Choose the companies you're interested in and make independent investment decisions
You can diversify your portfolio
The HKSE has minimum trading requirements known as 'board lots'. For example, to invest in Tencent you must buy or sell your shares in multiples of 100
US stock exchanges have no minimum board lots, so you can buy or sell 1 share at a time, giving you a great opportunity to enter the market

Benefits as below

Invest in foreign stocks
You can directly invest in leading companies
Hong Kong stocks
Be part of the economic powerhouses of Hong Kong and mainland China through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE)
US stocks
Invest in a wide range of industries, trading shares from big names such as Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, McDonalds, Visa and Johnson & Johnson
Invest in foreign stocks
You can maintain full control on your investments
Hong Kong stocks
Access the greater China market and trade shares from HSBC, Tencent, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Swire and many more
US stocks
Take a direct role in share trading with our transparent market information. Choose the companies you're interested in and make independent investment decisions
Invest in foreign stocks
You can diversify your portfolio
Hong Kong stocks
The HKSE has minimum trading requirements known as 'board lots'. For example, to invest in Tencent you must buy or sell your shares in multiples of 100
US stocks
US stock exchanges have no minimum board lots, so you can buy or sell 1 share at a time, giving you a great opportunity to enter the market
  1. Become a shareholder for market leaders across sectors, such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Johnson & Johnson, with possible annual dividends and bonuses.
  2. Manage your money easily with transparent prices through multi-asset allocation vehicles. As multinational corporations mostly list themselves on the US and the Hong Kong exchanges, investors can trade in secondary markets and earn capital gains.
  3. Earn capital gains as stock prices fluctuate during trading in secondary markets.

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Step 1. Enter personal internet banking and click “Portfolio and buy funds/equities”

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Step 2. Click “Buy Equities”

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Step 3. Click “Form W-8 Ben Submission”

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  • mailing it to our postal box: Taipei No.167-2617 box (HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited

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