H share
The share of a Mainland Chinese company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
HDR
Hong Kong Depository Receipt
Hedge fund
A fund, usually used by wealthy individuals and institutions, which is allowed to use aggressive strategies that are unavailable to mutual funds, including selling short, leverage, program trading, swaps, arbitrage, and derivatives. Since they are restricted by law to less than 100 investors, the minimum investment is typically $1 million.
Hedging
The purchase or sale of a derivative security (such as options or futures) in order to reduce or neutralize all or some portion of the risk of holding another security.
HFI
Hang Seng China H-Financials Index
HIBOR
Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
HKAB
Hong Kong Association of Banks
HKAOB
Hong Kong Association of Online Brokers, The
HKATS
Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System
HKCC
HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited
HKEx
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
HKFE
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited
HKFRS
Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards
HKICL
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited
HKICPA
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
HKICS
Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries, The
HKIFA
Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
HKII
Hong Kong Institute of Investors
HKIMR
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research
HKMA
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
HKSCC
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
HKSIR
Hong Kong Standards on Investment Circular Reporting Engagements
HS100
Hang Seng 100
HSAI
Hang Seng Asia Index
HSCCI
Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index
HSCEI
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index
HSCI
Hang Seng Composite Index
HSHKCI
Hang Seng Hong Kong Composite Index
HSHKLI
Hang Seng HK LargeCap Index
HSHKMI
Hang Seng HK MidCap Index
HSHKSI
Hang Seng HK SmallCap Index
HSI
Hang Seng Index
HSITI
Hang Seng IT Index
HSITP
Hang Seng IT Portfolio Index
HSLRI
Hang Seng London Reference Index
HSMLCI
Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index
HSMLFI
Hang Seng Mainland Freefloat Index