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1. GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are the rules, conventions and standards that set out... more

2. Gain

The increase in the value of an asset that had been bought. More specifically, it is the amount... more

3. Gamma

The speed of change in an option or warrant's delta (the change in the price of an option for every... more

4. Gamma shares

A term previously given to the shares of smaller companies traded far less frequently on the London... more

5. Gap

When the stock market opens above or below the close on the previous day, this is known as a... more

6. Gap (price gap)

When the stock market (or the price of any individual stock) opens above or below the close on the... more

7. Garnishee

The recipient (typically a bank) to whom a garnishee order has been delivered. A garnishee order is... more

8. Garnishee order

A court order instructing a garnishee (a bank) that funds held on behalf of a debtor (the judgement... more

9. GDP, GNP

See gross domestic product and gross national... more

10. Gearing

The most common use of the term 'gearing' is to describe the level of a company's net debt (net of... more

11. Gearing of warrant

The degree of additional exposure gained by buying a warrant compared to buying its underlying... more

12. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

 (GATT) A trade agreement between a large number of countries, dating back to 1948, which was set up to... more

13. General lien

The legal right for a creditor to seize the assets, excluding land and property, of a debtor, known... more

14. General Mortgage Bond

In the US, this refers to a bond that is secured by a blanket mortgage on the issuing company's... more

15. General obligation bond

A municipal bond whose interest and principal payments are supported by the full faith and credit of... more

16. General personal equity plan

See 'personal equity... more

17. Geometric average

An alternative measure of the mean from the more common arithmetic average. It is calculated by... more

18. Gift

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of... more

19. Gift tax

In the US, a tax imposed by the federal government or state on the donor of a gift, above a certain... more

20. Gilt-edged market makers

 (GEMMs) See 'market... more

21. Gilt-edged stock

 (gilts) A stock of high quality companies or countries. More specifically, gilts are fixed income or... more

22. Ginnie Mae

See 'Government National Mortgage... more

23. Girobank

Girobank was established in 1968 and was known then as National Girobank. It was set up by the... more

24. Girobank plc

Girobank was established in 1968 and known then as the National Girobank. It was set up by the Post... more

25. Give as you earn

 (GAYE) The description used for tax-efficient schemes, managed by the Charities Aid Foundation, where a... more

26. Global Depositary Receipt

 (GDR) A negotiable certificate which represents ownership of a given number of a company's shares and... more

27. Global fund

A mutual fund that invests in securities in countries around the world. This is subtly different... more

28. Go long

The purchase of a security, commodity or financial instrument (e.g. shares) in the belief that the... more

29. Go public

See 'flotation' and going... more

30. Go short

See 'short... more

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