Assume you invest US$100,000 in a one-month Dual Currency Plus with US dollars as the base currency and Australian dollars as the linked currency. The terms of this investment are reflected below:

On the fixing date (which is two business days before the maturity date of your investment), we will determine the prevailing spot rate and compare this to the pre-determined conversion rate.

Scenario Analysis Disclaimer
The examples above are produced for illustrative purposes only, and do not reflect a complete analysis of all possible opportunity gain and losses scenarios that may arise under actual investment. No representation or warranty is made by HSBC that any scenario described above can be duplicated under any actual investment. Actual results may vary from the results shown above, and variations may be material.