Monthly Performance Report - December 2020About AiPEX5The AI Powered US Equity Indexes are the first and only rules-based equity strategies to use IBM Watson’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) capabilities to turn data into investment insight. HSBC and San Francisco based asset manager EquBot have developed the AI Powered US Equity Index 5 (“AiPEX5”), a risk controlled, excess return index. AiPEX5 is comprised of approximately 250 U.S. publicly traded companies, selected monthly based on a 3-step equity selection process that utilizes objective artificial intelligence techniques to dynamically select the underlying constituents. The investment process is intended to provide growth through a variety of market conditions.Index Return Summary: Historical & Simulated*2500Index OverviewWebsite: a pex5.gb hsbc coBloomberg Ticker: A PEX52000Geographical Focus: Un ed S a es1500Launch Date: 05/04/2020Type of Return: Excess Re u n1000Index Sponsor: EquBo IncIndex Calculation Agent: Solac ve AG500Index Fee: 0.85% pe yeaIndex Performance: Historical & Simulated*Top 10 Holdings: As of 31/12/2020Index We gh %) Sec o1 Month 0.57% YTD 2.66% 1Y 2.66%3Y 5.21%5Y 25.47%10Y 56.78%10Y Annualized Volatility 4.96%10Y Sharpe Ratio 0.93Cumulative Return 100.51%ALPHABET INC-CL A 1.5% Technology Services ALPHABET INC C-SHARES 1.5% Technology Services ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.1% Technology Services SERVICENOW INC 1.0% Technology Services WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC 1.0% Finance LOWES COS INC 0.9% Retail Trade HUMANA INC 0.9% Health Services CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 0.8% Technology Services NETFLIX INC 0.8% Consumer Services ENPHASE ENERGY INC 0.8% Electronic TechnologyT a 0.4%Annual Index Performance: Historical & Simulated*2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 0 20 20 2 20 3 20 4 20 5 20 6 20 7 20 8 20 9 20203.3% -0.1% 3.7% 6.4% -4.7% 10.1% 7.1% -0.5% 4.0% 15.8% 4.8% -0.5% 4.6% 14.0% -2.1% 4.6% 2.7%Source: Solactive, EquBot, HSBC, Bloomberg, from 04/30/2004 to 31/12/2020. The graph and tables above set forth the hypothetical back-tested performance of the Index from April 30, 2004 through August 9, 2019 and actual index performance thereafter. See the risk factors and “Use of Simulated Returns” herein.ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No. 333-223208 January 13, 2021

 

Monthly Performance Report - December 2020Top 10 Sector Allocations Contributions to Return0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%0% 0.5% 1%Commercial Services3.91% 1.25%Commercial Services0.16% 0.03%Consumer Durables4.33% 2.83%Consumer Durables0.18% 0.35%Consumer Services5.41% 5.34%Consumer Services0.19%0.41%Electronic Technology9.75%13.76%Electronic Technology0.57%0.92%Finance12.16% 14.88%Finance0.37%0.80%Health Services5.65% 2.31%Health Services0.08% 0.08%Health Technology11.75% 10.76%Health Technology-0.05%0.39%Producer Manufacturing4.33% 3.69%Producer Manufacturing0.04% 0.09%Retail Trade8.54% 8.30%Retail Trade -0.11%0.08%Technology Services20.26% 19.78%Technology Services0.35% 0.55%Portfolio Solactive US Large & Mid Cap IndexPortfolio Solactive US Large & Mid Cap IndexDaily Risk Control Allocation - Historical & Simulated*As o 3 / 2/2020 3Y Ave age 5Y Ave age 0Y Ave ageEquity Portfolio 27.11% 30.88% 37.64% 36.06% Cash 72.89% 69.12% 62.36% 63.94%Source: Solactive, EquBot, HSBC, Bloomberg, from 04/30/2004 to 31/12/2020. The graph and tables above set forth the hypothetical back-tested performance of the Index from April 30, 2004 through August 9, 2019 and actual index performance thereafter. See the risk factors and “Use of Simulated Returns” herein.Risks Relating to the IndexHSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (together, “HSBC”), are members of the HSBC Group. Any member of the HSBC Group may from time to time underwrite, make a market or otherwise buy and sell, as principal, structured investments, or together with their directors, officers and employers may have either long or short positions in the structured investments, or stocks, commodities or currencies to which the structured investments are linked, or may perform or seek to perform investment banking services for those linked assets mentioned herein. These activities maybe in conflict with the interests of investors of debt obligations or certificates of deposit issued by members of the HSBC Group. The Index may be partially uninvested. The strategy tracks the excess return of a notional dynamic basket of equities and cash over a change in the ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month interest rate. The weight of a Cash Investment (if any) for a Monthly Reference Portfolio at any given time represents the portion of the Monthly Reference Portfolio that is uninvested in the applicable equity basket at that time. As such, any allocation to a Cash Investment within the Index, which also accrues at the ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month interest rate, will not affect the level of the Index. The Index will reflect no return for any uninvested portion (i.e., any portion represented by a Cash Investment). Accordingly, to the extent that the Index is allocated to the Cash Investment, it may not reflect the full increase of any relevant equity component. Under certain circumstances, the Index may be 100% allocated to the Cash Investment. 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