Letter G Dictionary

G-7: Abbreviation for the Group of Seven, or the seven largest industrialized countries,...
G-8: The group of G-7 countries, plus Russia.
GAAP: Acronym for generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which refers to a widely...
Gabon Franc: The currency of Gabon.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
gaijin: A Japanese term used to describe non-Japanese investors who invest in Japanese securities.
gain: An increase in value of an asset. Opposite of loss.
Gambian Dalasi: The currency of Gambia. Learn more about the Gambian dalasi and Gambia at GoCurrency.com
gamble: To engage in an activity in which money is put at risk for the purpose of making...
gamma: A measurement of how fast delta changes, given a unit change in the futures price.
GAO: Acronym for General Accounting Office, which refers to the arm of Congress that...
gap: The significant price movement of a security or commodity between two trading...
garage: The section of the floor on the north side of the NYSE's main trading floor.
garbatrage: A term used to describe rising prices and volume throughout a sector due to...
garnishing: The situation in which an employer is instructed by a court to withhold some...
gather in the stops: A type of trading strategy in which investors sell stocks to drive prices below...
GATT: Acronym for General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which refers to the treaty...
GBP: The ISO currency code for the British Pound.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product - GDP Measures the value of goods and services produced...
GDP and Output Reports by Country: Overview - GDP and output reports give insight into production levels and...
GDP Deflator - Japan: Broad gauge of inflationary pressures. The GDP Deflator is different from the...
GDP implicit price deflator: The current dollar GDP divided by constant dollar GDP. This ratio is used to account for the effects of inflation.
GDP Price Index - United States: Measures changes in the prices of goods and services that are included in US...
GDR: Acronym for Global Depositary Receipt, which refers to a negotiable certificate...
gearing: In finance, gearing is the general term used to describe the ratio between an...
GEL: The ISO currency code for the Georgia Lari.
general account: A margin account provided to a customer by a particular brokerage. Regulation...
General Accounting Office: Abbreviated as GAO, refers to the arm of Congress that investigates the performance...
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: Abbreviated as GATT. Treaty organization affiliated with the United Nations...
general and administrative overhead: The costs necessary for operations but not directly associated with developing a product or service.
general ledger: A book of final entry summarizing all of a firm's financial transactions, through offsetting debit and credit accounts.
general lien: A lien applied to all goods, not just the goods giving rise to the debt, owned...
general mortgage: A mortgage which covers not a specific property, but all the mortgageable properties of the borrower.
General Obligation Bond: A municipal bond secured by the taxing and borrowing power of the municipality issuing it.
general partner: A partner with unlimited legal responsibility for the debts and liabilities of a partnership.
general partnership: A business partnership featuring at least two partners in which each partner is liable for any debts taken on by the business.
General Securities Representative Examination: The exam required for the Series 7 licens, a license required by those seeking...
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Abbreviated as GAAP, refers to a widely accepted set of rules, conventions,...
generation-skipping transfer: A trust or similar arrangement in which the beneficiary is two or more generations younger than the donor, for tax purposes.
geometric mean: A figure in a set of positive data that is defined as the nth root of the product...
Georgia Lari: The currency of Georgia.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
German Import Price Index - German - Euro-zone: Measures the change in prices for goods imported by Germany . The Import Price...
German Mark: The former currency of German. ISO international currency code: DEM and...
GfK Consumer Confidence - German - Euro-zone: Consumer Confidence measures the level of confidence households have in economic...
Ghana Cedi: The currency of Ghana. Learn more about the Ghananian cedi and Ghana at GoCurrency.com
GHC: The ISO currency code for the Ghana Cedi. Learn more about the Ghananian cedi and Ghana at GoCurrency.com
ghosting: The collaboration among two or more market makers to manipulate a stock's price....
Gibraltar Pound: The currency of Gibraltar.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
GIC: Acronym for guaranteed Investment Contract, which refers to the debt instrument...
gift tax: A graduated tax assessed against a person who gives money or an asset to another person without receiving fair compensation.
gilt: A bond issued by the UK government, and is the UK equivalent of a U.S. Treasury security.
gilt-edged: The attribute of a stock of belonging to high-quality, blue chip companies.
Ginnie Mae: The Government National Mortgage Association.
Ginnie Mae pass-through: A fixed-income security that represents an undivided interest in a pool of federally...
Ginnie Mae trust: A closed-end unit investment trust, investing in Ginnie Mae pass-throughs.
GIP: The ISO currency code for the Gibraltar Pound.
give up: A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers where one does not use his or her name.
Glass-Steagall Act: A 1933 Congressional law that successed in authorizing deposit insurance and prohibiting commercial banks from owning brokerages.
global: Having the quality of being international, worldwide.
global bond: A bond issued and traded outside the country, in a foreign currency. Also known as Eurobond.
Global Depositary Receipt: Abbreviated as GDR, which refers to a negotiable certificate held in the bank...
global fund: A mutual fund investing in stocks or bonds throughout the world, including the U.S. Also known as world fund.
globalization: Globalization is a broad term used widely to describe the cultural, economic,...
GLOBEX: A global after-hours electronic trading system.
GMD: The ISO currency code for the Gambian Dalasi. Learn more about the Gambian dalasi and Gambia at GoCurrency.com
GNF: The ISO currency code for the Guinea Franc.
GNMA: Acronym for Government National Mortgage Association, which refers to a government-owned...
gnomes: Slang for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation's 15-year fixed-rate pass-through securities.
GNP: Acronym for Gross National Product, which refers to the total value of all final...
goal: An objective or target, generally driven by specific future financial needs.
going ahead: A broker's trading for his or her own account before filling his/her customers'...
going concern: The idea that a firm will continue to operate indefinitely, and will not go out of business and liquidate its assets.
going long: The purchasing of an investment, mostly commonly referred to in the case of...
going private: The repurchasing of all of a firm's outstanding stock by employees or a private investor. Opposite of going public.
going public: The performing of an initial public offering. Opposite of going private.
going short: Taking a short position. Opposite of going long.
going-concern value: The value of a firm as an operating venture. The difference between the liquidation...
gold bond: A bond backed by gold, often issued by gold mining companies.
gold brick: An ostensibly intelligent investment that turns out to be worthless or fraudulent.
gold fixing: The twice-daily setting of the price of gold by specialists in London, Paris,...
Gold Pool: Representatives of seven countries who tried unsuccessfully to stabilize the...
gold standard: A monetary system that backs its currency with a reserve of gold, and allows...
goldbug: An investor who is generally bullish on gold prices, or who often invests in gold.
golden boot: A financial incentive for a worker to retire early.
golden handcuffs: The rewards and penalties designed to discourage key employees from leaving a firm.
golden handshake: A large payment made by a firm to a senior executive upon termination of employment before his or her contract ends.
golden parachute: A clause in an executive's employment contract specifying that he or she will...
goldilocks economy: A term used to describe the U.S. economy of the mid- and late-1990s as neither too hot nor too cold.
good delivery: A confirmation indicating that a certificate has the necessary endorsements...
good faith: The observance of honorable intent in business relations and the avoidance of...
good faith deposit: A deposit paid by a buyer to a seller to demonstrate intention to complete the purchase. Also known as earnest money.
Good Til Canceled: Abbreviated as GTC, which refers to an order to buy or sell which remains in...
good title: A title that is free of liens and legal questions as to ownership of the property....
goods: Any form of products, or more specifically, products that economists feel satisfies a market need.
Goods and Services Imports - United States: Measures the value of goods and services that enter the United States for sale...
goodwill: An intangible asset which provides a competitive advantage, such as a strong brand, reputation, or high employee morale.
Government Bond: Government debt backed by the credit worthiness and taxing power of a country...
government enterprise: A government-sponsored business activity, such as a public utility.
government expenditure: Also known as Government spending. Along with consumer and business spending,...
Government Expenditures - Euro-zone: The value of spending by Euro-zone governments. Euro-zone Government Expenditures...
government mortgage: A mortgage which is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), or...
Government National Mortgage Association: Abbreviated as GNMA or Ginnie Mae. A government-owned agency which buys mortgages...
Government Paper: Any debt security, such as a Treasury Bill or a Ginnie Mae, either guaranteed by the issuer or backed by the U.S. government.
government securities: Securities issued by a government to raise the funds necessary to pay for its expenses.
Government Securities Clearing Corporation: Abbreviated as GSCC, refers to an affiliate of the National Securities Clearing...
Government Spending - Germany - Euro-zone: Represents public expenditure by the German government. The government budget...
governments: Any securities issued by the U.S. federal government or its agencies.
grace period: The additional period of time a lender or insurance policy issuer provides for...
grade: A quality rating, such as for a commodity.
graduated payment: A repayment condition in which payments gradually increase at a predetermined...
graduated security: A type of security which has moved from one exchange to another; often from AMEX or Nasdaq to NYSE.
graduated vesting: A characteristic of some retirement plans that provides for accelerated benefits with increased age or years of service.
Graham and Dodd: Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, the authors of the classic investing book Security Analysis.
grandfather clause: An allowable continuance, based on practice prior to legislation, of a practice now forbidden by new legislation.
grant: Any kind of funding for a nonprofit organization, generally for a specific project.
grant date: The date on which an employee receives a stock option.
Grant Harding: Developer. Genius.
grantee: The recipient of a grant.
grantor: The person from whom a grant is made or a trust is set up.
gratis: Free, costing nothing, or done without fee, reward or consideration.Coming...
gratuity: See tip.
graveyard market: A type of bear market characterized by a reluctance to sell in the face of substantial...
gray knight: A potential acquirer which outbids a white knight in pursuit of its own best...
GRD: The ISO currency code for the Greek Drachma.
Great Depression: The worldwide economic collapse following the stock market crash in 1929, in...
greater fool theory: The belief held by one who makes a questionable investment, with the assumption...
Greek Drachma: The currency of Greece until 1 January 1999, when it was superseded by the euro....
green investing: The investment of environmentally-friendly projects.
green shoe: A provision in an underwriting agreement which allows members of the underwriting...
greenback: The slang term for U. S. paper currency. They are issued by the U. S. Department...
Greenland Krone: The currency of Greenland. Greenland the Danish Krone. ISO international...
greenmail: A premium paid to a raider to get him/her to terminate a takeover attempt.
Grenada Dollar: The currency of Grenada.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
gross: The total amount before anything is deducted.
gross capitalized cost: In car leasing, the price the buyer and the dealer have agreed to for the car,...
Gross Domestic Product: Gross Domestic Product - GDP Measures the value of goods and services produced...
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Australia: The market value of all final goods and services produced in Australia during...
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - New Zealand: A comprehensive measure of a New Zealand 's overall production and consumption...
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Switzerland: Switzerland 's Gross Domestic Product is the value of all final goods and services...
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - UK: An indicator for broad overall growth in the United Kingdom. Robust UK GDP growth...
Gross Domestic Product - Euro-zone: Measure of the total value of goods and services produced by Euro-zone nations....
Gross Domestic Product - GDP - United States: The GDP for the United States is a gauge of the overall output (goods &...
Gross Domestic Product Quarterly (GDP) - Canada: A comprehensive measure of a Canada 's overall production and consumption of...
Gross Domestic Product Quarterly (GDP) - France: The Gross Domestic Product is a comprehensive measure of a France's overall...
Gross Domestic Product Quarterly (GDP) - Japan: The Gross Domestic Product is a comprehensive measure of a Japan 's overall...
gross earnings: An individual's taxable income prior to any appropriate adjustments are made.
gross estate: The total value of a person's estate before any deductions are made for taxes,...
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) - Euro-zone: A measure of European investment in capital goods. Fixed capital investments...
gross income: The pre-tax net sales minus cost of sales. Also known as gross profit.
gross lease: A property lease in which the landlord agrees to pay all expenses which are...
gross margin: The gross income divided by net sales, expressed as a percentage. Gross margins...
Gross National Debt: The total amount of outstanding public and private debt in a country.
Gross National Product: Abbreviated as GNP. GDP plus the income accruing to domestic residents as a...
gross proceeds: The total amount generated from an initial public offering.
gross profit: Calculated as sales minus all costs directly related to those sales. These costs...
gross profit margin: The remains from sales after a firm pays out the cost of goods sold. To obtain...
gross revenue: The revenue minus cost of goods sold.
gross sales: The total invoice value of sales, before deducting for customer discounts, allowances, or returns.
gross spread: The difference between the price of a security paid by the underwriter and the...
ground floor: The first stage of a new venture or investment opportunity.
ground lease: A lease in which only the land is rented. Also known as land lease.
group certificate: A written notification confirming an employee's membership in a group plan and detailing the resulting benefits.
group insurance: A kind of insurance issued to a group, such as an employer, credit union, or...
group IRA: An IRA established by an employer for its employees or by a group representing employees for its members.
group sale: A securities sale shared (pro rata) by all syndicate members, as opposed to...
growing equity mortgage: Mortgage which has a fixed interest rate and increasing monthly payments.
growth: 1 Economic growth is usually measured by the gross domestic product which considers...
growth and income fund: A mutual fund whose aim is to provide both growth and income, often by investing...
growth fund: A mutual fund whose aim is to achieve capital appreciation by investing in growth...
growth industry: An industry that is growing earnings and/or revenue faster than the overall...
growth investing: An investment strategy that seeks out strong stocks. Specifically seeking companies...
growth rate: Growth rates may measure the percentages change in revenue, net income, earnings...
growth stock: The stock of a firm which is growing earnings and/or revenue faster than its...
growth strategy: A strategy based on investing in companies and sectors which are growing faster...
GSCC: Abbreviated as Government Securities Clearing Corporation. An affiliate of the...
GTC: Abbreviated as Good Til Canceled. An order to buy or sell which remains in effect...
GTQ: The ISO currency code for the Guatemala Quetzal. Learn more about the Guatemalan quetzal and Guatemala at GoCurrency.com
Guadaloupe Franc: The currency of Guadaloupe.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
Guam Dollar: The currency of Guam.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
guarantee: To accept responsibility for an obligation if the entity with primary responsibility for the obligation does not meet it.
guarantee letter: A letter from a commercial bank guaranteeing payment of the exercise price of a client's put option if and when it's exercised.
guaranteed bond: A corporate bond whose principal and/or interest payments are guaranteed by a corporation other than the issuer.
guaranteed insurability: An insurance policy in which the insurer is required to renew the policy for...
Guaranteed Investment Contract: Abbreviated as GIC. Debt instrument issued by an insurance firm, generally in...
guaranteed renewable: An insurance policy in which the insurer is required to renew the policy for...
guaranteed stock: The preferred or common stock of one corporation whose dividends are guaranteed...
guarantor: One who guarantees an obligation and has a legal duty to fulfill it.
guardian: A person legally entrusted with the care of, and managing the property and rights of, another person, generally a minor.
Guatemalan Quetzal: The currency of Guatemala. Learn more about the Guatemalan quetzal and Guatemala at GoCurrency.com
Guernsey Pound: The currency of Guernsey.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
guidance: Any form of information, generally provided by a firm director, about the firm's outlook, especially in terms of earnings.
Guinea Franc: The currency of Guinea.Learn more about Currencies
Guinea-Bissau Franc: The currency of Guinea-Bissau.Learn more about Currencies
gun jumping: The trading on information which has not yet be revealed to the public. Also known as jumping the gun.
gunslinger: A portfolio manager.
Guyana Dollar: The currency of Guyana. Learn more about the Guyanese dollar and Guyana at GoCurrency.com
GYD: The ISO currency code for the Guyana Dollar. Learn more about the Guyanese dollar and Guyana at GoCurrency.com