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Published on 6/3/2008 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: HSBC USA prices $1.4 million 10% worst of reverse convertibles linked to three ETFs

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., June 3 - HSBC USA Inc. priced $1.4 million of worst of reverse convertible notes due Sept. 8, 2008 linked to a basket of exchange-traded funds, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The three-month notes will pay 2.5% for an annualized coupon of 10%. Interest is payable monthly.

The basket includes Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets index fund and the Powershares QQQ Trust, Series 1.

The payout at maturity will be par unless any fund falls by more than 16% during the life of the notes and the worst-performing fund finishes below its initial price, in which case the payout will be a number of shares of the worst-performing fund equal to $1,000 divided by that fund's initial price.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is the agent.

Issuer:HSBC USA Inc.
Issue:Worst of reverse convertible notes
Underlying ETFs:Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets index fund and Powershares QQQ Trust, Series 1
Amount:$1,402,000
Maturity:Sept. 8, 2008
Coupon:10%, payable monthly
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If any fund falls below its barrier level during the life of the notes and the final price of the worst-performing fund is less than its initial price, a number of shares of that fund equal to its exchange ratio; otherwise, par
Initial prices:$140.35 for S&P Depositary Receipts, $151.17 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets and $50.01 for Powershares
Barrier levels:$117.984 for S&P Depositary Receipts, $126.9828 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets and $42.0084 for Powershares; 84% of initial price
Exchange ratios:7.1250 for S&P Depositary Receipts, 6.6151 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets and 19.996 for Powershares
Pricing date:May 30
Settlement date:June 6
Agent:HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Fees:1.85%

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