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Currency Exchange and Trading
What are Currency Exchange and Trading?
Apart from exchanging currencies to meet your travelling needs, you can trade currencies to gain potentially higher interest returns and capital appreciation by holding non-HKD currencies.
24-Hour Currency Exchange Service
- Trade currencies around-the-clock1, with real-time tradable rates, through HSBC's 24-Hour Currency Exchange Service.
- 11 major currencies2 offered at a competitive currency exchange rate.
Pre-order Foreign Currency Service (exclusive for HSBC Premier customers)
- Order your foreign currencies hassle free on Internet Banking up to 5 business days in advance for 10 major currencies3.
- Speedy next day collection4 in any HSBC Premier Center in Hong Kong
- Priority counter service for collection to save your queue time.
ForEx/Renminbi Switching Services5
- Buy/sell currencies when your pre-set exchange rate and/or frequency (e.g. daily) criteria are met.
- Transfer funds automatically from your HKD account to your foreign currency/Renminbi accounts (or vice versa) when your pre-set criteria are met.
What else should I know?
Next Steps...
Already on HSBC Internet Banking
Not Yet on HSBC Internet Banking
Manage your account online...
Logon to HSBC Internet Banking to set up / modify ForEx / RMB Switching, get rates and many more.
Currency Exchange Tools
Exchange Rates
Get the latest currency exchange rate for major world currencies
Currency Calculator
Calculate the amount of Hong Kong dollars required for the currency exchange
FCY Interest Rates
Get the latest interest rates for major world currencies
1 Service hours: from 5.00 am on Mondays to 4.59 am on Saturdays, and from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm on Saturdays.
Please note: the service is not available from 5.00 am to 7.59 am on Saturdays, from 4.31 pm on Saturdays to 4.59 am on Mondays, from 12.00 midnight to 7.59 am on 26 December and 2 January, the whole day on 1 January and 25 December, and when a Black Rain Storm Warning is issued before the commencement of working hours or Typhoon Signal No. 8 is hoisted.
2 11 major currencies include Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Swiss Franc, Thai Baht, US Dollar, and Renminbi.
3 10 major currencies include Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht, US Dollar, and Renminbi.
4 For order submitted at or before 15:00 HKT on any business day (Monday to Friday, except Public Holidays), the earliest collection day will be the following business day.
5 ForEx Switching service/Renminbi Switching Service is only available to HSBC Premier, PowerVantage, SmartVantage customers, Renminbi Savings Account, HK Dollar Statement Savings Account and CombiNations Statement Savings Account customers.
Please note: the service is not available from 5.00 am to 7.59 am on Saturdays, from 4.31 pm on Saturdays to 4.59 am on Mondays, from 12.00 midnight to 7.59 am on 26 December and 2 January, the whole day on 1 January and 25 December, and when a Black Rain Storm Warning is issued before the commencement of working hours or Typhoon Signal No. 8 is hoisted.
2 11 major currencies include Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Swiss Franc, Thai Baht, US Dollar, and Renminbi.
3 10 major currencies include Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht, US Dollar, and Renminbi.
4 For order submitted at or before 15:00 HKT on any business day (Monday to Friday, except Public Holidays), the earliest collection day will be the following business day.
5 ForEx Switching service/Renminbi Switching Service is only available to HSBC Premier, PowerVantage, SmartVantage customers, Renminbi Savings Account, HK Dollar Statement Savings Account and CombiNations Statement Savings Account customers.
