About equities
Investing in equities, also known as stocks and shares, gives you the potential to earn income from successful companies. You can use your HSBC UAE app or our Online Trading Platform to place orders in public companies from all around the world, including Hong Kong, the UK and US.
Get up to AED300 cashback
We’ll refund your transaction fees, up to AED 300, for your first 90 days on our Online Trading Platform.
For new users of the HSBC Online Trading Platform who open a trading profile by 31/12/2023. Offer terms and conditions apply.
Why invest in equities?
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Online trading
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Things to know
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:
- receive a portion of the business profit in the form of dividends
- realize a potential profit when you sell your shares at a higher price than the price at which they were bought
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.
Risks to consider with equities
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.
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