Historical value is very simple, it is merely the price at which an asset or security has typically traded in the past and is used in a trading analysis to determine if the stock is over or ...
High-Frequency Trading (or HFT) is the method of trading utilizing computer-automated algorithmic software to buy and sell assets. This software runs extremely complex systems to determ...
High yield bonds (also known as junk bonds) burst into fashion in the 1980s, with Drexel Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken being the earliest pioneers.A high yield bond usually has a very high intere...
Herding is a term used to describe behaviour, very commonly used in behavioural economics. It suggests that human beings tend to operate in groups and are unwilling to go against the general consensus...
Hedge Funds are a frequently misunderstood area of finance, yet they are one of the main movers of global markets and one of the key influencers of global liquidity. In order to join a hedge fund...
Hedge is a term used in trading that simply means opening a position in order to reduce risk. This is usually done by either buying an asset that moves in the opposite direction to your main...
The Hang Seng is the benchmark index used in Hong Kong. It is the weighted market capitalization of the 40 largest stocks on the Hong Kong Exchange....
A haircut is a term referring to price spreads and the market value of assets. Almost all assets have a spread between the buy and sell price and this is one of the meanings of haircut.The o...
A growth stock is any stock that is predicted to grow at a rate higher than that of the market average. Growth stocks typically do not pay any dividends but rather reinvest earnings into investments i...
GNP stands for Gross National Product and is the measure of the total economic performance of a country. It is simply GDP plus any earnings from overseas investments, minus any income earned by foreig...