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Category: H

HOLDER IN BAD FAITH

A party that gets an instrument with knowledge that it is not properly negotiated. Refer to holder in good faith.

HOLOGRAM

A 3d image used on credit cards and other objects to make sure it is authentic. 100mb is on 1cm3 of crystal.

HOME PAGE

The main page of a website that gives the owner’s information and links for other parts of the page. It is the first page shown but can be changed by the visitors

HOOKE’S LAW

The elastic limit on a solid material. The strain is measured to show how much a material can take and have the same shape. When the limit is passed it is the

HORIZONTAL PRICE RESTRAINT

When competitors and distribtors on the same level change prices to control supply. It causes a nonpricing horizontal restraint.

HAGUE-VISBY RULES

The new name for the Hague rules that were changed in 1968. AKA Brussells Protocol of Amendments to the Hague Rules. It increases the limit of liability and containerized cargo.

HANDBOOK

The work on a topic for quick reference used to supplement a text book. It is used as a manual.

HARDBOARD

A panel of compressed wook and binding material with one smooth surface. It is between 50-80lbs/ft3.

HARVESTING STRATEGY

A planned ending of a product at its end cycle taking most profits possible. Marketing is gradually eliminated and sold at goodwill prices until a cut off point is reached. Refer to

HEALTH HAZARD

A substance that can damage the eyes, lungs, mucuos membranes, or skin. It causes chronic effects.

HEAT STRESS

A name for medical conditions like heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke. It is caused by working in hot areas.

HEDGE FUND

Really risky unregulated US partnership that uses aggressive leverage to make profit when the price changes. It is restricted in tehUS to less than 100 investors with each giving 1 million each.

HEMORRHAGE

A big loss of blood in a short time. It is also spelled as haemorrhage.

HIDDEN COST

A cost that is not included in price of any equipment like maintenance, supplies, training, and upgrades.

HIGH-LOW OPTION

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between the high and low prices achieved by the UNDERLYING reference ASSET during the life of the transaction.

HISTOGRAPH

A line chart that uses a histogram to join the midpoints in a straight line.It ends in a polygon shape. If more data is avialable than it becomes a frequency or frequency

HOLDER IN DUE COURSE

A term for the original holder of an instrument that takes it in good faith and exchanges something valuable for it. AKA protected holder.

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