A strategy to decrease the risk of impact of volatile price fluctuations on trader’s positions. As a rule, hedging involves the sale or purchase at the forward price or the opening of a position on a similar asset. Hedging becomes more popular with the increase of market uncertainty.
Hedge Funds
Hedge funds are managed portfolios aimed to generate high returns by using aggressive investment strategies.
Head and Shoulders
The head and shoulders graphical price pattern indicate the end of an existing trend and the further change in the direction of the price movement. It is typically formed in a developed uptrend.
Hash Function
A hash function is a mathematical process of taking a message (the input) of arbitrary length and turning it into a fixed length message digest (the output).