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Updated: 06/03/25

Glossary Terms

habitual residence
half-yearly accounting period
Handbook
headline information
hedging set
high earner
high net worth illustration
high net worth mortgage customer
high net worth offer document
high-cost short-term credit
high-frequency algorithmic trading technique
higher lending charge
higher rate of return
higher stage of capital
higher volatility fund
hire-purchase agreement
hirer
historic price
HMRC allocated CTF
holder
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