Debt securities in issue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Debt Securities In Issue [Abstract]

Disclosure of Debt Securities In Issue

HSBC
	2017		2016
	$m		$m
Bonds and medium-term notes	146,539		133,721
Other debt securities in issue	23,100		21,962
Total debt securities in issue	169,639		155,683
Included within:
– trading liabilities (Note 22)	(40,734	)	(32,656	)
– financial liabilities designated at fair value (Note 23)	(64,359	)	(57,112	)
At 31 Dec	64,546		65,915

HSBC Holdings
	2017		2016
	$m		$m
Debt securities	51,754		38,571
Included within:
– financial liabilities designated at fair value (Note 23)	(17,496	)	(16,766	)
At 31 Dec	34,258		21,805