HSBC is a British multinational bank and financial services company that originated in 1865 and has headquarters in London. It’s the largest bank in Europe and one of the largest globally in terms of market capitalisation and revenue. HSBC offers services such as commercial, retail and private banking, wealth management and investment advice. It’s considered a systematically important financial institution (SIFI) by the Financial Stability Board, along with other blue-chip banks. The company’s origins date back to British Hong Kong and it still operates within the Indo-Pacific region, serving over 38m customers in 65 countries and territories around the world. HSBC stock is dual listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, as well as forming part of the Hang Seng and FTSE 100 stock indices. Spread bet or trade CFDs on our HSBC share price. See also Admiral Group (LSE:ADM), Pershing Square Holdings (LSE:PSHD), Saga Group (LSE:SAGA), Schroders (LSE:SDR), Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN).