Terms starting with G
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Gambler's Fallacy
The belief that an independent random outcome is due to reverse after a run in one direction.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsGamma
The rate at which an option's delta changes for a one-unit change in the underlying.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsGap
A discontinuity on a chart where a period's entire range lies away from the previous period's range, with no trading in between.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsGap Down
An opening price below the previous period's low, leaving an unfilled space on the chart.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsGap Up
An opening price above the previous period's high, leaving an unfilled space on the chart.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesGDP Growth Rate
The percentage change in real gross domestic product from one period to the corresponding earlier one.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationGIFT City
India's international financial services centre in Gujarat, where transactions occur in foreign currency under a separate regulator.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingGold ETF
An exchange-traded fund holding physical gold, whose units track the domestic price of the metal.
Indicators & OscillatorsGolden Cross
The crossing of a shorter moving average above a longer one, conventionally the 50-day above the 200-day.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureGood-Till-Triggered Order
A standing instruction held at the broker for up to a year, submitted to the exchange only when its trigger price is reached.
Financial Statements & AccountingGoodwill
The excess of the price paid for a business over the fair value of its identifiable net assets, recorded as an asset on acquisition.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationGordon Growth Model
A single-stage dividend discount model that values a share assuming dividends grow at a constant rate forever.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeGovernment Security
A debt instrument issued by the central government, carrying sovereign credit and used as the benchmark for all other rates.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationGraded Surveillance Measure
An exchange framework applying escalating restrictions to securities with weak fundamentals or unusual price behaviour.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationGrandfathering
The rule protecting gains accrued before long-term capital gains tax on listed equity was reintroduced in 2018.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceGreater Fool Theory
The idea that an overpriced asset can still be bought profitably if someone else will pay more for it.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceGreed
The desire for larger gains that leads investors to take risks they would otherwise decline.
Market Basics & InstrumentsGrey Market Premium
The unofficial price above an IPO's issue price at which its shares are quoted in an informal, unregulated market before listing.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesGross Domestic Product
The total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationGross Margin
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue, showing what proportion of each sale survives the direct cost of producing it.
Financial Statements & AccountingGross Profit
Revenue less the direct cost of the goods or services sold, before operating, financing and tax costs.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesGross Value Added
The value of output less the value of intermediate inputs, measured before product taxes and subsidies.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationGrowth at a Reasonable Price
An approach that seeks companies growing above average while refusing to pay a multiple that assumes the growth continues indefinitely.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingGrowth Option
The plan option in which a fund retains all gains, so returns show up as a rising NAV rather than as payouts.