Glossary of Stock Market

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GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements.

GDP
The forfeited output of a country's economy.

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
A bank certificate issued in more than one country for shares in a foreign company. The shares are held by a foreign branch of an international bank.

Gilt Fund
A mutual fund that invests in several different types of medium and long-term government securities in addition to top quality corporate debt.

Goodwill
The amount by which a company's shareholder equity exceeds the value of its hard assets.

Going Public
The process of selling shares that were formerly privately held to new investors for the first time. Also known as Initial public offering (IPO).

Green Field Investment
A form of foreign direct investment where a parent company starts a new venture in a foreign country by constructing new operational facilities from the ground up.

Greenshoe Option
A provision contained in an underwriting agreement that gives the underwriter the right to sell investors more shares than originally planned by the issuer.

Gross Margin
Gross profit divided by sales.

Growth Fund
A diversified portfolio of stocks that has capital appreciation as its primary goal, and thereby invests in companies that reinvest their earnings into expansion, acquisitions, and/or research and development.

Guidance
Information that a company provides as an indication or estimate of their future earnings.

Gross Profit
Profit a company makes on goods and services before considering overhead expenses. Gross profit is sales minus cost of sales.

Growth Stocks
Stocks that pay low dividends, but are expected to grow. Strictly for long term investors who have a vision for the future and are not interested in maximizing short term profits.

Guarantor
A person who promises to pay your debts if you are unable to pay them yourself. If you find a good guarantor, hand on to him. Never let him down. He's like money in a bank.

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