Glossary – Trading
There are 8 names in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Handle
Every 100 pips in the FX market starting with 000.
Hard Currency
A currency whose value is expected to remain stable or increase in terms of other currencies.
Hedge
A position or combination of positions that reduces the risk of your primary position.
Hedging
A hedging transaction is one whose main aim is to protect an asset or liability against a fluctuation in the foreign exchange rate rather than profit from the exchange rate fluctuations.
Historical Currency Exchange Rates
A collection of historical exchange rates that are used to provide traders with a historical reference to where a currency pair has traded in the past. Historical currency rates are used by many forex traders to help shed light on the direction of a given currency pair.
Hit the bid
To sell at the current market bid.
HK40 / HKHI
A name for the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index.
Hyperinflation
Very high and self sustaining inflation levels. One definition being the period while inflation exceeds 50% until it drops below that level for 12 months.