LINKNote:
You
can
exchange
30,000
bonus
points
for
$300
in
gift
cards
or
for
a
roundtrip
ticket.
See
more
info
about
rewards
here.
Terms:
#
Offer
valid
when
you
begin
a
new
personal
Premier
relationship
in
the
United
States
with
a
minimum
of
$50,000
funded
in
new
money
from
September
21,
2009
to
November
13,
2009.
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
existing
customers,
new
money
must
be
in
addition
to
existing
deposit
and
investment
balances.
Offer
not
valid
on
Retirement
(IRA)
Brokerage
Accounts
or
for
existing
HSBC
Premier
clients.
To
qualify
for
HSBC
Premier,
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
personal
Premier
relationship,
but
these
balances
cannot
be
used
to
meet
the
new
money
requirements.
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
10/26/2009
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
customers
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,
e.g.,
credit
card
Reward
points
cannot
be
awarded
if
you
do
not
have
a
credit
card.
Limit
one
gift
per
customer.
This
offer
cannot
be
combined
with
any
other
offers
or
promotions,
is
nontransferable,
good
while
supplies
last.
Any
gift
not
chosen
by
March
31,
2010
will
be
forfeited.
The
cost
of
the
gift,
with
the
exception
of
Reward
points,
will
be
reported
on
IRS
Form
1099.
Premier
relationship
in
the
U.S.
must
remain
open
for
a
minimum
of
six
months
or
value
of
gift,
with
the
exception
of
Reward
points,
will
be
deducted
from
account
proceeds
at
closing.
Amazon
and
Kindle
are
trademarks
of
Amazon
Technologies,
Inc.
or
its
affiliates.
To
purchase
content
for
your
Kindle,
a
credit
or
debit
card
issued
by
a
U.S.
bank
with
a
U.S.
billing
address
is
required.
This
offer
brought
to
you
by
HSBC.
Amazon
is
not
a
sponsor.
Amazon
Kindle
and
associated
digital
content
from
the
Kindle
Store
are
not
available
outside
of
the
United
States.
#
Reward
points
can
only
be
granted
upon
approval
of
the
HSBC
Premier
World
MasterCard®.
Notification
letter
will
include
choices.