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Hedge	Strategy to offset investment risk using any combination of long and/or short positions taken in securities, options or commodities in which one position reduces the risk of another.
Hedge Fund	Fund which is usually formed as a partnership or an offshore investment corporation, open to a small number of wealthy investors which invests in many markets often taking large risks on speculative strategies.
Horizon Premium	The excess return that investors seek for holding comparatively risky long-term bonds as opposed to comparatively safe short-term ones.
Hostile Takeover	Take over of a company where the board of the company are opposed to it and recommend to the shareholders that they reject the offer.