Inflation risk is the risk an investor takes on when holding cash or investing in an asset which is not linked to inflation. The risk is that the cash value will be reduced by inflation....
Inflation is the term used in economics to describe the rate at which the price of a representative basket of goods is increasing. Some inflation is good, and central banks attempt to achieve a consis...
An index is a measure of an economy and in financial terms, it is a synthetic (imaginary) portfolio which aims to represent a specific market. As this is just a benchmark and aims to only represent th...
An Income Statement is one of the three financial statements that are used to value a company and to show inflows and outflows of value. The Income Statement lists all operational costs of the busines...
In the money is a trading term referring to the value of options. If an option is said to be 'in the money', then it has value. In the money does not mean you have made a profit yet because ...
Historical value is very simple, it is merely the price at which an asset or security has typically traded in the past and is used in a trading analysis to determine if the stock is over or ...
High-Frequency Trading (or HFT) is the method of trading utilizing computer-automated algorithmic software to buy and sell assets. This software runs extremely complex systems to determ...
High yield bonds (also known as junk bonds) burst into fashion in the 1980s, with Drexel Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken being the earliest pioneers.A high yield bond usually has a very high intere...
Herding is a term used to describe behaviour, very commonly used in behavioural economics. It suggests that human beings tend to operate in groups and are unwilling to go against the general consensus...
Hedge Funds are a frequently misunderstood area of finance, yet they are one of the main movers of global markets and one of the key influencers of global liquidity. In order to join a hedge fund...