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