GLOSSARY
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Welcome to our comprehensive glossary of stock market terms. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting your journey in the world of finance, our glossary aims to provide you with clear and concise explanations of key terms and concepts. Simply click on any alphabet below to explore the terms starting with that letter.
Glossary
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Hedge Fund | An investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and employs various strategies, such as leverage, derivatives, and short selling, to generate high returns. |
| Hedging | A risk management strategy used to offset or minimize potential losses by taking an opposite position in a related security or asset. |
| High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) | An individual with a high level of personal wealth, typically exceeding a certain threshold, such as investable assets above a specific value. |
| High-Yield Bond | A bond issued by a company or government with a lower credit rating, offering a higher interest rate to compensate investors for the increased risk. |
| Home Equity | The current market value of a homeowner's unencumbered interest in their property, calculated by subtracting the outstanding mortgage debt from the property's fair market value. |
| Horizontal Integration | A business strategy that involves the acquisition or merger of companies operating in the same industry or at the same stage of the production process. |
| Housing Starts | A measure of new residential construction projects, indicating the number of homes on which construction has begun in a particular period. |
| Human Capital | The skills, knowledge, and abilities possessed by individuals, which contribute to their productive potential and economic value in the labor market. |
| Hybrid Security | A financial instrument that combines elements of both debt and equity, offering characteristics of both asset classes to investors. |
| Hyperinflation | An extremely rapid and typically uncontrollable increase in the general price level of goods and services within an economy. |
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