Group of Five (G-5) United Kingdom, France, Japan, Germany and the U.S. are the G-5 countries. They conduct periodic meetings to initiate some cooperative efforts on worldwide economic issues. The monetary authorities of the G-5 nations meet when currency issues are to be discussed. … [Read more...]
Group of Seven (G-7)
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Group of Seven (G-7) Canada, Italy and the G-5 countries. … [Read more...]
Group Rotation Manager
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Group Rotation Manager A manager who bases investment decisions and portfolio allocation on his study of economic factors and the business cycle. … [Read more...]
Growing Perpetuity
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Growing Perpetuity Continuous cash flow stream that has no set end time where indefinite increase is expected. … [Read more...]
Growing-Equity Mortgage
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Growing-Equity Mortgage Fixed rate mortgage where monthly payments increase over time in line with a predetermined schedule. The first payment fully amortizes the loan so that the additional payment every period goes towards the remaining balance of the mortgage. … [Read more...]
Growth Manager
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Growth Manager Money managers following a strategy of buying high P/E ratios stocks. These stocks have high earnings growth and the managers predict that continuation of this high earnings trend will bring in good returns for the portfolio. … [Read more...]
Growth Opportunity
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Growth Opportunity A chance to make investments in projects that are perceived profitable. … [Read more...]
Growth Phase
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Growth Phase A developmental phase wherein the company witnesses rapid growth in earnings as new products are manufactured and market share is continually expanded. … [Read more...]
Growth Rates
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Growth Rates Compounded yearly rate of growth for the period shown in terms of full fiscal years. Any zero value or negative value for the first or concluding year signifies that the growth is not meaningful (NM). … [Read more...]
Growth Recession
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Growth Recession Economic term denoting a slowly growing economy where more jobs are lost than created. The economy may still be advancing but has signs typical of a recession where employment figures are concerned. … [Read more...]
Growth Stock
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Growth Stock A company’s common stock where the company has an option to invest funds to yield better earnings than the capital’s opportunity cost. … [Read more...]
Guaranteed Insurance Contract
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Guaranteed Insurance Contract Contract that includes a commitment to yield a specified nominal interest rate for a specific time period. … [Read more...]
Guaranteed Investment Contract (GIC)
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Guaranteed Investment Contract (GIC) Product offered by a life company as a pure investment instrument. The company undertakes to make principal amount payment for a given annual interest rate all through the investment term with all of it being paid on maturity. A single premium is … [Read more...]
Guarantor Program
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Guarantor Program Terminology used with Freddie Mac program. The aggregation with the aim of creating a qualifying pool. Carried out by a single issuer, generally an S&L. PCs under the Freddie Mac guarantee are subsequently issued. … [Read more...]
Guardian IRA
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Guardian IRA An IRA that is held on behalf of a minor or one who cannot handle finances owing to mental or physical disabilities. The legal guardian or parent holds the IRA in his/ her name. … [Read more...]
H-Shares
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H-Shares Shares of company incorporated in China, listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange or other foreign exchanges. H-shares are denominated in Hong Kong dollars and trade on the Hong Kong exchange just as other equities trade. … [Read more...]
Haircut
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Haircut Difference or margin in the actual value of securities in the market and value as per assessment by the lender in a transaction. … [Read more...]
Handle
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Handle Price of an offer or bid represented in whole-dollar terms. The whole dollar portion of a dealer’s bid or quote. … [Read more...]
Hard Capital Rationing
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Hard Capital Rationing Rationing of capital that cannot be violated or modified under any circumstances. … [Read more...]
Hard Call Protection
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Hard Call Protection The period during which the issuer cannot redeem a callable bond. … [Read more...]
