Trading Glossary

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Hedger

One who purchases or sells a futures contract as a temporary substitute for a transaction to be made at a later date. Related: Hedge

Holder

The purchaser of an option. Also known as the option buyer.

Holding period return

Also called the ex post return, the return on a portfolio over a period of time.

Hybrid security

A convertible security whose optioned common stock is trading in a middle range, causing the convertible security to trade with the characteristics of both a fixed-income security and a common stock instrument.