LINKTerms:
Offer(s)
valid
when
you
begin
a
new
personal
Premier
relationship
in
the
United
States
funded
in
new
money
from
January
10,
2011
to
March
4,
2011.
To
qualify
for
HSBC
Premier
status,
you
need
to
open
a
Premier
Checking
Account
and
maintain
$100,000
in
combined
U.S.
personal
deposit
and
investment
balances.
Business
owners
may
use
their
commercial
balances
to
qualify
for
a
personal
Premier
relationship,
but
these
balances
cannot
be
used
to
meet
the
new
money
requirements.
With
a
minimum
qualifying
balance
of
$100,000

,
select
your
choice
of
a
$500
Apple®
Gift
Card
or
a
$500
Amazon.com
Gift
Card.
With
an
initial
qualifying
balance
of
$50,000

or
more,
select
your
choice
of
an
Apple®
iPod
Touch
or
a
$200
Amazon.com®
Gift
Card.
Offer(s)
not
valid
for
Insurance
Products,
which
includes
Annuities,
or
for
existing
HSBC
Premier
Clients
regardless
of
what
other
non-Premier
Accounts
they
have
or
how
they
are
listed
on
account
titles.
New
money
is
defined
as
funds
or
positions
not
previously
held
by
any
member
of
the
HSBC
Group
over
the
past
six
consecutive
months.
For
qualifying
customers
upgrading
to
Premier,
new
money
must
be
in
addition
to
existing
deposit
and
investment
balances
as
of
the
close
of
business
on
January
7,
2011
("Existing
Balances").
Premier
relationship
in
the
U.S.
must
remain
open;
new
money
and
Existing
Balances
must
remain
on
deposit
for
a
minimum
of
six
months
or
the
value
of
gift
will
be
deducted
from
account
proceeds
if
time
requirement
has
not
been
met.
A
monthly
maintenance
fee
of
$50.00
will
be
incurred
if
minimum
balance
requirements
are
not
maintained.
You
have
up
to
90
days
after
account
opening
to
meet
the
full
$100,000
balance
requirement.
The
Annual
Percentage
Yield
(APY)
and
balance
for
a
Premier
Checking
Account
which
is
accurate
as
of
January
10,
2011
is
0.01%
APY
on
balances
of
$5.00
or
more.
APY
is
variable
and
subject
to
change
after
opening.
Charges
and
fees
may
reduce
earnings.
Qualified
Premier
Clients
will
be
notified
via
mail
within
90
days
of
account
opening;
notification
will
include
instructions
for
redeeming
gift
of
choice.
Eligibility
requirements
may
apply
for
some
gift
choices.
Limit
one
gift
per
eligible
new
Premier
relationship.
This
offer
cannot
be
combined
with
any
other
offers
or
promotions,
is
nontransferable,
good
while
supplies
last.
Any
gift
not
chosen
by
May
31,
2011
will
be
forfeited.
The
cost
of
the
gift
will
be
reported
on
IRS
Form
1099.