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HIGH SPEED STEELS

The low carbon steels that are hard during the machining operations. It has 5% chromium or 10-20% tungsten. It can also have cobalt and vanadium. It is used for dies, bits, and

HIT RATE

The sale in a percent of calls or visits and enquiries recieved. AKA batting average or conversion rate.

HOLDINGS

1. shares in a portfolio for a party. It can also be a holding. 2. a print publication in a library. It can be a volume, issue, or document.

HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ACT OF 1998

A federal law that protects homeowners from practices and mortgage industry.The homeowners pay for the PMI after the coverage is needed. The rights are disclosed. AKA PMI cancellation act.

HORIZONTAL DIVERSIFICATION

Diversifying a firm to get new products that are different than their usual wares. It gets a different type of customers interested.

HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT RIDER

An optional rider in a disability policy. The normal elimination period is insured is admitted as an inpatient.

HOT SWAPPABLE

A computer component that can be removed without shutting down the system. AKA hot pluggable.

FACILITY TAKEOVER

Identity theft involving impersonating another party to get financial information via mail.

FAIL TO DELIVER

A situation where a selling DEALER has not delivered securities to the buying dealer, and will thus not receive payment. Fails are commonly used as a measure of operationsbased PROCESS RISK. See

FAMILY BRAND

A brand that several products are under. Refer to brand family and line extension.

FAT MAN STRATEGY

The way the directors of a company that prevent hostile takeover. It buys assets to make itself not attractive to buy. It also takes on debt as well.

FEASIBILITY STUDY

Analyzing to see if a project is technically doable, cost effective, and profitable. AKA feasibilty analysis. Refer to cost benefit analysis.

FEED FORWARD

1. turning logical cause and effect events upside down. 2.when output of the previous step down the line.

FIBER

Basic components of fabrics. It must be 100 times its width and be at least 5mm if made into yarn. It is also spelled as fibre.

FIELD RESEARCH

An activity that collects data by many means like phone and mail surveys.

FINAL PROSPECTUS

A document used to sell a security. It describes the enterprise, management style, and financial status of the company. Compare this term to Red Herrig Prospectus.

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