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Host Contract

The instrument or contract that would have existed by its own if the hybrid element (embedded derivative) was not made...

Hedged Option Strategy

An synthetic option strategy that involves a position in an option combined with a position in the underlying. The strategy...

Heteroskedasticity

The variation in volatility that arises when the standard deviation of a rate/ price has, itself, a standard deviation. Heteroskedasticity...

Hedged Inverse Floating Rate Note

A combination of an inverse floating-rate note and a principal currency swap which is designed to hedge a direct exposure...

Hermaphrodite Option

A nickname for a Call Or Put (COP), which is an option (or warrant) with an embedded provision giving the...

Hedge

In a broader context, a single or combined position which is designed to reduce a specific type of risk, usually...

Holiday Calendar

A calendar that determines which days are not working days for the purposes of setting or determining payment dates in...

Hope for a Market Stability in a Given Range

One of the numerous names for corridor option. By definition, it is a path-dependent option that is typically embedded in...

Hanseatic Swap

A cross-currency swap which provides one of the parties with a partial protection of the final exchange notional. However, a...

Hedge Wrapper

An option strategy where an investor who owns (or takes a long position in) an underlying security buys an out...