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Hedging |
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The practice of undertaking one investment activity in order to protect against loss in another, e.g. selling short to nullify a previous purchase, or buying long to offset a previous short sale. While hedges reduce potential losses, they also tend to reduce potential profits. |
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Heavy |
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An equities market now dominated by sellers, or oversupply, resulting in falling prices. See: Overbought, resistance level, tired. |
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Hedge |
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A transaction that reduces the risk of an investment. |
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Hedge |
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clause A clause in a research report or any published document, that attempts to absolve the writer of responsibility for the accuracy of information provided. |
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Hedge fund |
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A fund that may employ a variety of techniques to enhance returns, such as both buying and shorting stocks according to a valuation model. |
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Historical cost |
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Describes the accounting cost carried in the books for a current cost of the item. |
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Hit the bid |
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A dealer who agrees to sell at the bid price quoted by another dealer is said to "hit" that bid. Antithesis of take the offer. |
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HUD |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
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Housing starts |
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Starts of housing units at annual rate in thousands, monthly, from Commerce Department. |
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Hedging |
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Buying or selling a product or a security to offset a possible loss from price changes on a future corresponding purchase or sale. |