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Private equity
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Private equity
incentive stock options (ISOs)
Financial services; Private equity
(USA) Stock options available only to full time employees that are entitled to special tax treatment under the USA Internal Revenue Code. The employee who exercises the option does not have to pay ...
hurdle rate
Financial services; Private equity
A rate of return on investment after which economics of the investment are adjusted or capped.
hot issue or hot stock
Financial services; Private equity
A security that quickly rises in price following its initial trading as a result of high market demand.
holdback
Financial services; Private equity
A contractual condition in which money is withheld until a specified event occurs.
hi-lo index
Financial services; Private equity
Moving average of the number of stocks that reach new highs and lows each day, used as a technical analysis tool for measuring the strength of the overall market.
highly confident letter
Financial services; Private equity
A letter from an investment bank indicating that it is highly confident that it will be able to raise financing for a transaction, but without legally obligating itself to do so.
hedge fund
Financial services; Private equity
A private investment fund that invests in a variety of assets, utilising investments and strategies with various long and short exposures and degrees of leverage.
