Glossary of Terms - H

The glossary of terms is arranged alphabetically. Click on the letters below to find terms beginning with that letter.

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Hedging: A method by which a purchaser or producer of natural gas uses a derivative position to protect itself against adverse price movements in the cash market.

Henry Hub: A pipeline interchange near Erath, LA, where a number of interstate and intrastate pipelines interconnect through a header system operated by Sabine Pipe Line. Also the standard delivery point for the New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures contract.

Hub: A geographic location where multiple participants trade services.