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Horizon Analysis
Definition: An analysis of returns using total return to assess performance over some investment horizon.
Definition: An analysis of returns using total return to assess performance over some investment horizon.
Horizon Matching Strategy
Definition: An income immunization strategy that cash-matches over the next few years and duration-matches the rest.
Definition: An income immunization strategy that cash-matches over the next few years and duration-matches the rest.
Horizontal Acquisition
Definition: Merger between two companies producing similar goods or services.
Definition: Merger between two companies producing similar goods or services.
Horizontal Analysis
Definition: The process of dividing each expense item of a given year by the same expense item in the base year. It allows assessment of changes in the relative importance of expense items over time and the behavior of expense items as sales change.
Definition: The process of dividing each expense item of a given year by the same expense item in the base year. It allows assessment of changes in the relative importance of expense items over time and the behavior of expense items as sales change.
Horizontal Equity
Definition: The concept that people in the same income group should be taxed at the same rate. "Equals should be taxed equally."
Definition: The concept that people in the same income group should be taxed at the same rate. "Equals should be taxed equally."
Horizontal Merger
Definition: A merger involving two or more firms in the same industry that are both at the same stage in the production cycle; that is, two or more competitors.
Definition: A merger involving two or more firms in the same industry that are both at the same stage in the production cycle; that is, two or more competitors.
Horizontal Price Movement
Definition: Stock price movement within a narrow price range over an extended period of time which creates the appearance of a relatively straight line on a graph of the stock's price.
Definition: Stock price movement within a narrow price range over an extended period of time which creates the appearance of a relatively straight line on a graph of the stock's price.
Horizontal Spread
Definition: The simultaneous purchase and sale of two options that differ only in their expiration dates.
Definition: The simultaneous purchase and sale of two options that differ only in their expiration dates.
Horizontal Spread (also Called Time Spread Or Calendar Spread)
Definition: An option spread involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike prices but different expiration dates. See Diagonal Spread, Vertical Spread.
Definition: An option spread involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike prices but different expiration dates. See Diagonal Spread, Vertical Spread.
Hospital Revenue Bond
Definition: A bond issued to finance construction of a hospital by a municipal or state agency.
Definition: A bond issued to finance construction of a hospital by a municipal or state agency.
Hostile Takeover
Definition: A takeover of a company (usually made by an open tender offer to shareholders) against the wishes of the current management and the Board of Directors by an acquiring company or raider.
Definition: A takeover of a company (usually made by an open tender offer to shareholders) against the wishes of the current management and the Board of Directors by an acquiring company or raider.
Hot
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Active, usually with positive price implications.
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Active, usually with positive price implications.
Hot Money
Definition: Money that moves across country borders in response to interest rate differences and that moves away when the interest rate differential disappears.
Definition: Money that moves across country borders in response to interest rate differences and that moves away when the interest rate differential disappears.
House
Definition: Firms that conduct business as broker-dealers in securities or in the investment banking field are characterized as houses.
Definition: Firms that conduct business as broker-dealers in securities or in the investment banking field are characterized as houses.
House Account
Definition: A type of account at a brokerage firm that is given a high level of priority and is handled by the main office or an executive, rather than a traditional salesperson.
Definition: A type of account at a brokerage firm that is given a high level of priority and is handled by the main office or an executive, rather than a traditional salesperson.
House Call
Definition: Notification by a brokerage house that a customer's margin account is below the minimum maintenance level. The client must provide more cash or equity, or the account will be liquidated.
Definition: Notification by a brokerage house that a customer's margin account is below the minimum maintenance level. The client must provide more cash or equity, or the account will be liquidated.
House Maintenance Requirement
Definition: The internal rules of a brokerage house that govern the minimum amount of equity that must be present in a customer's margin account.
Definition: The internal rules of a brokerage house that govern the minimum amount of equity that must be present in a customer's margin account.
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