Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-180289

	LIRNs® Linked to the Russell 1000 Growth® Index	Graphs are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the specific terms of any Market-Linked Investment.
Issuer	HSBC USA Inc. (“HSBC”)
Original Offering Price	$10.00 per unit
Term	Approximately 5 years
Market Measure	Russell 1000 Growth® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “RLG”)
Payout Profile at Maturity	•   [130% to 150%] leveraged upside exposure to increases in the Market Measure •   1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure, with 100% of your investment at risk.
Participation Rate	130% - 150% to be determined on the pricing date.
Threshold Value	100% of the Starting Value of the Market Measure.
Investment   Considerations	This investment is designed for investors who anticipate that the Market Measure will increase over the term of the notes take downside risk below a threshold and forgo interim interest payments.
Preliminary Offering   Documents	http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000114420413035038/v347820_fwp.htm
Exchange Listing	No

You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest.

Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.

Risk Factors

Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.

• Payments on the notes, including repayment of principal, are subject to the credit risk of HSBC. If HSBC becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.

• If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for the notes.

• You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.

Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.

HSBC has filed a registration statement (including a product supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the SEC for each of the offerings to which this document relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents, and the other documents that we have filed with the SEC, for more complete information about us and these offerings. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, HSBC, any agent, or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send you these documents if you so request by calling MLPF&S toll-free at 1-866-500-5408.