FWP 1 d604230dfwp.htm FWP FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-180289

 

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LIRNs® Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM

    

 

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  Issuer

  

 

HSBC USA Inc. (“HSBC”)

    

 

  Principal Amount

  

 

$10.00 per unit

    

 

  Term

  

 

Approximately five years

    

 

  Market Measure

  

 

Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (Bloomberg symbol: “INDU”)

    

 

  Payout Profile at Maturity

  

 

•    [100% to 120%] leveraged upside exposure to increases in the Market Measure

•    1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure beyond a 20% decline, with up to 80% of the principal amount at risk

    

 

  Participation Rate

  

 

[100% - 120%] to be determined on the pricing date

    

 

  Threshold Value

  

 

80% 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, and are willing to take downside risk below a threshold and forgo interim interest payments.

    

 

  Preliminary Offering

  Documents

  

 

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000114420413052699/v355959_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.

    

 

Graphs are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the specific terms of any Market-Linked Investment.

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.

   

The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price.

   

If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.

   

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 the offering 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 this offering. 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 this offering will arrange to send you these documents if you so request by calling MLPF&S toll-free at 1-866-500-5408.

 

 

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