Good-Till-Cancelled (GTC) Order

A GTC order will remain in the system until the date that it is filled or until a maximum of 90 calendar days from date of entry, whichever happens first. This type of order is also referred to as an open order. A Participating Organization can cancel a GTC order at any time.

Cost of Sales

Cost of materials and labor required to produce products or services. Gross profit is sales minus cost of sales. 

Good-Till-Date (GTD) Order

A GTD order will remain in the system until it is either filled or until the date specified, at which time it is automatically cancelled by the system. This is another kind of open order. A Participating Organization can cancel a GTD order at any time.

Gross Profit

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

Filing Statement

A disclosure document submitted by a listed company to outline material changes in its affairs. Filing statements are not used for the purposes of a financing.

Goodwill

The amount of a company’s shareholder’s equity that exceeds the value of its hard assets. 

Covered

Writing an option when the writer owns the underlying security, and writes the option on a one to one ratio with the stock. A short call is covered if the underlying security is owned. A short put is covered if the underlying security is also short in the account. A short call is covered if a long call of the same underlying security is owned in the same account with the same or lower strike. A short put is covered if a long put of the same underlying security is owned in the same account with a strike price equal to or greater than the strike of the short put.