Currency Switching
Fixed Time Deposits
with Unbounded
Flexibility
Offering you a flexible choice to switch your time deposit from one currency to another for unlimited times before maturity, Currency Switching service lets you benefit from the favorable FX buying and selling.
Smart switching brings potential wealth growth
Seize favorable FX buying and selling opportunities during the deposit period without losing the interest income from time deposits
Hedge against the depreciation of time deposits as a result of currency fluctuation
Lock in the currency gains before your time deposit matures
Multiple options and benefits
10 currencies available (USD, GBP, JPY, EUR, CHF, AUD, CAD, NZD, CNH and HKD)
Minimum transaction amount at USD30,000 or equivalent
Unlimited FX forward transactions within deposit period (12 months or below)
No commission or handling charges
Principal and interest of the time deposit will be converted into final switched currency upon maturity at the pre-agreed exchange rate
Learn more about Importat Facts of Currency Switching
Health Warning: Currency Switching Services is an investment product. The investment decision is yours but you should not invest in the Currency Switching Services unless the intermediary who sells it to you has explained to you that the product is suitable for you having regard to your financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives.
Notes:
- The above examples are for illustrations only and should not be used as an indication of historical trends or further performance.
- The HKD interest amount is calculated at the relevant interest rate on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in an interest period and a 365-day year.
- The AUD interest amount is calculated at the relevant interest rate on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in an interest period and a 360-day year.
Risk Disclosure:
- Currency exchange rates are affected by a wide range of factors, including national and international financial and economic conditions and political and natural events. The effect of normal market force may at times be countered by intervention by central banks and other bodies. At times, exchange rates, and price linked to such rates, may rise or fall rapidly. The fluctuations in the exchange rate of a foreign currency may result in losses in the event that you convert HKD to any foreign currency or vice versa.
- RMB is currently not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions (which are subject to changes from time to time without notice). You should consider and understand the possible impact on your liquidity of RMB funds in advance. The fluctuation in the exchange rate of RMB may result in losses in the event that you convert RMB into other currencies. Onshore RMB and offshore RMB are traded in different and separate markets operating under different regulations and independent liquidity pool with different exchange rates. Their exchange rate movements may deviate significantly from each other.
- Exchange controls or other monetary measures may be imposed by a government, sometimes with little or no warning. Such measures may have a significant effect on the convertibility or transferability of a currency and may have unexpected consequences for a FX Forward Transaction that the customer is holding.
- Currency Switching Service is an investment. The investment decision is yours but you should not invest in this product unless the intermediary who sells it to you has explained to you that this product is suitable for you having regard to your financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives.
- This product is not principal protected.
- FX Forward Transaction executed under Currency Switching Service is NOT equivalent to time deposit. FX Forward Transaction executed under Currency Switching Service is NOT a protected deposit and is not protected by the Deposit Protection Scheme in Hong Kong. Time Deposit hold for Currency Switching Services is a deposit qualified for protection by the Deposit Protection Scheme in Hong Kong.
- FX Forward contract under Currency Switching Service is not approved or governed by any rules or regulations in Hong Kong.
- If the final switched currency is not your home currency, and you choose to convert it back to your home currency upon maturity, you may make a gain or loss due to exchange rate fluctuations. In some cases, even if you receive the interest of the deposit, if the final switched currency depreciates against your home currency, you may still suffer a loss if you convert it back to your home currency upon maturity.