The difference between an asset's market value used as loan and the total amount of loan is known as haircut. The haircut amount shows the perceived risk of loss of the vendor when the asset falls in value.
A stock when gets sold at a half value of its standard price is called as Half Stock. This can be common or even preferred and is similar to a regular share of stock.
An investment strategy where the investor sells his stocks before the 1st of May and does not reinvest in the stock market till the 31 of October to increase the capital gains is known as Halloween Strategy.
The hard money loan is a kind of loan that is asset based where the borrower receives the funds by securing a real property. Such loans are mostly issued by private companies and investors.
Harmless warrents are the bond provisions which allow the bond holders to relinquish the bond to the issuer based on the condition that the borrower purchases another bond from the same firm and with same features.
Haurlan Index is an indicator used in technical analysis which is developed by P N Haurlan and is used for the detection of market breadth.
Hawala is a traditional system used to transfer money in Arab and South Asian countries where the money is first paid to agents who in turn instruct an associate from relevant country to pay the end recipient.
Head and Shoulders is a pattern used on technical analysis chart. This pattern is formed when there is a market trend in process which occurs due to the reversal of a bullish or a bearish trend. A patterned shape takes place in such situation and this is recognized as reversal formation.
This is a kind of trade where the stock market or a specific stock appears to be moving in one direction, but suddenly reverses its course and moves the opposite way.
Headline risk is the risk that occurs due to the media coverage of any event that can show an adverse effect on the stock price of the company.
Heat maps use colors to visually represent data. Heat maps are considered as short cut tools that show the performance of the stock and also summarize the market action; all in one single window.
Hedge funds are best alternative investments that are made using pooled funds and using different strategies so that it can provide active returns or alpha.
Hedgers are traders or commodity producers who trade in commodities or other financial instruments to protect their investments against the price fluctuations.
Hindu undivided family is a family that has all the persons descended lineally from one common ancestor and this includes wives and unmarried daughters too. The membership in HUF is not based on contract but comes from the status of the person from such families.
When a large company splits off a part to form a small subsidiary, it is called as a Hive-off. During the Hive-off, the company provides shares in the subsidiary to the existing shareholders.
Home equity is the ownership value of built up home or a property and this represents the present market value of the home. The home equity value increases over time as the mortgage gets paid off by the home or the property owner.
Home loan is a loan that is given by a bank or a mortgage company or any other financial institution to purchase an investment or a primary residence. This can either have a fixed or a floating rate of interest that is paid monthly along with a contribution towards the principal amount of loan.
H-shares are the shares of the company that are incorporated in Chinese mainland and are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. H-shares though are regulated by the Chinese law and are always denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
Human Development Index is a statistical way to study the life expectancy, the education and the per capital income indicators. These are used to rank the countries into four different tiers based on human development.
Hybrid fund is a type of mutual fund where the investor's portfolio has the right mix of stocks and bonds. These can remain fixed over a period of time or can vary proportionally.