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Hammering

A manipulative practice in which a trader enters a large sell order or a series of sell orders intending to...

Hypothecation

A practice in which a broker pledges the same collateral, initially posted by a client, to a bank to collateralize...

Hemline Theory

The theory that holds that stock prices tend to move in the same direction as the length of hemlines on...

High Toxicity Pool

A toxic pool which feature very aggressive orders, usually placed by high frequency traders and short-term investors. The level of...

Heavy Market

A market that is characterized by a shortage of buyers (long positions). In other words, it is a malfunctioning market...

Hidden Liquidity

A source of market liquidity that is created through dark pools (dark liquidity pools) or black pools (black liquidity pools)....

Hard Stop

A live good 'till cancelled stop order. It is an actual stop order that instructs a broker to sell a security...

Hidden Order

An order that is not revealed to the market, and hence it is invisible to the public. Instead, it is...