Tag: markets

What is 'Hands-Off Investor' An investor who prefers to set an investment portfolio and make only minor changes for a long period...

What is 'Hard Landing' An economic state wherein the economy is slowing down sharply or is tipped into outright recession after a...

What is 'Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model - HJM Model' A model that applies forward rates to an existing term structure of interest rates to determine...

DefinitionA heat map is a graphical representation of data where the individual values contained in a matrix are represented as colors. "Heat map" is...

What is 'Hedge Accounting' Hedge accounting is a method of accounting where entries for the ownership of a security and the opposing hedge are treated...

DefinitionA hammer is a tool or device that delivers a blow to an object. Most hammers are hand tools used to drive nails, fit...

DefinitionThe Hanged Man is the twelfth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well...

What is 'Headline Effect' The effect that negative news in the popular press has on a corporation or an economy. Whether it...

What is 'Hard Currency' Hard currency is a currency widely accepted around the world as a form of payment for goods and services. A hard...

DefinitionHealth insurance is insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses, spreading the risk over...