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Category: H

HARDENING

The way a material gets harder by heat treatment or cold forming.

HASH TOTAL

The actual and arbitrary values used for records and documents.

HEAD AND SHOULDERS

A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS charting figure of a security or index that features a supporting price plateau, followed by a spike, then a reversal to a second supporting price plateau; the formation of

HEAT EXCHANGER

Equipment transfering heat form one item to another. It can be a readiator. Refer to heat sink.

HEAVY MARKET

A market with falling or non changing prices due to buyer shortages. It shows investor uncertainty.

HELD

Something kept in custody or storage to satisfy a condition.

HERMENEUTIC CIRCLE

The idea that understanding or interpretation that no description is free form the observers experience or ideas about thier values.

HIDDEN VALUES

An instrument a company keeps but doesn’t show on the balance sheet.

HIGH RISK FOOD

The most risk of contamination die to storage at a specific temperature range in an unsterilized area.

HIGHLY TOXIC

A chemical swallowed that is lethal or can burn skin in the right concentration. It can also be a mist, dust, or fume if breathed for an hour. It is tested on

HISTORICAL METHOD

A CREDIT RISK exposure computation methodology for SWAPS using historical INTEREST RATES. Under the historical method past interest rate (or swap rate) data is used to create a statistical distribution of rates.

HOLDER IN GOOD FAITH

A party that buys an instrument with no knowledge of defect. Refer to holder in bad faith.

HOME AUTOMATION

The linking of appliances in a home in a network of cable and power. It is coordinated by a computer.

HOME SOURCING

When firms oursource to a persons home in hiring. It cuts cost by hiring independent people.

HONORARY TRUST

A trust enforced with no clear beneficiary. It can be made for animals.

HORIZONTAL MERGER

A merger between two companies to improve their product or increase customers. This is also called a conglomerate merger or a vertical merger.

HOSPITALIZATION EXPENSE POLICY

A policy giving coverage fir the inpatient stays and the expenses of the tests during the stay. It is also for emergency care and surgery.

HOT SWAPPABLE

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

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