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Haircut - Trader’s term for a discount of the price of a security.
Head and Shoulders - In technical securities analysis, a price-chart pattern resembling the head-and-shoulders outline of a person.
Hedge - Any strategy which involves investing or speculating on a security in contrast to one’s primary objective in order to provide a degree of insurance against being wrong. For example, an investor who is heavily invested in common stocks for long-term capital appreciation may consider "hedging" his investments against a downturn in the overall market by purchasing put options, selling call options, short selling or employing other strategies designed to profit from market downturns.
Hedge Fund - Private investment fund organized to pursue an investment strategy involving uniquely risky investments such as short selling and naked options writing. Also may refer to a private or public investment fund whose objective to invest in securities that would potentially profit from a general decline in the stock market, thus offering a "hedge" or insurance for investors who have significant exposure to declines from their investment portfolios.
Hit the Bid - Trader's term used when a seller places market orders with the intention of selling to the highest bidder, regardless of price.
Holding Company - Corporation whose business strategy is to own interests in other, often unrelated, companies. For example, Berkshire Hathaway, chaired by Warren Buffet, is a holding company which owns sizeable numbers of shares in many well-known companies, such as Pepsi and Geico, but has no significant operating business of its own. | 
