Profit a company makes on goods and services before considering overhead expenses. Gross profit is sales minus cost of sales.
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Growth Stock
The shares of companies that have enjoyed better-than-average growth over recent years and are expected to continue their climb.
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.
Goodwill
The amount of a company’s shareholder’s equity that exceeds the value of its hard assets.
Good til Canceled
Buy or sell limit order remains active until you cancel it.
Good Till Canceled
An order placed with a broker meaning that it is good until either filled or canceled. In practice, this order has to be re-confirmed twice annually.
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.
Good Delivery
The term used to describe a security that is in proper form to transfer title, which means that the registered owner has endorsed it. To settle a sale, the certificate must be surrendered on good delivery by the seller. A certificate that bears a share transfer restriction will not constitute good delivery. The term used to describe a security that is in proper form to transfer title, which means that the registered owner has endorsed it. To settle a sale, the certificate must be surrendered on good delivery by the seller. A certificate that bears a share transfer restriction will not constitute good delivery.
Good For the Day
Buy or sell limit order will expire at close of trading if not executed.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Accounting rules and procedures established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, an independent self-regulating organization.