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| Hard Currency | A freely convertible currency that is not expected to depreciate in value in the foreseeable future. |
| Head and Shoulders | A chart pattern indicating a peak, a decline, a second even higher peak, a decline, a rebound to the level of the first peak, and yet another decline. A head and shoulders pattern is supposed to be bad news, indicating the stock is headed downward. |
| Hedge Ratio (for an option) | Ratio between the change in an option's theoretical value and the change in price of the underlying stock at a given point in time. Also called delta. |
| Hedging | Taking a position in a futures market opposite to a position held in the cash market to minimize the risk of financial loss from an adverse price change. |
| Hedging Demands | Demands for securities to hedge particular sources of consumption risk, beyond the usual mean-variance diversification motivation. |
| High/Low/Open/Close | High is the highest level at which a security or commodity has traded, while low is the lowest level. Open/close are the opening and closing levels for any of the price periods. |
| Horizon Analysis | Interest rate prediction that uses a forecast yield curve to predict bond prices. |
| Hot | Currently very popular or successful. For example, hot stocks, hot funds, hot investment strategies, etc. |
| Hypster | A person who makes enthusiastic posts in order to drive a stock's price up, often because he/she is holding the stock. |
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