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Category: G

GO WITHOUT DAY

This phrase means to be dismissed by the court without any instructions to return.

GIFT IN TRUST

a term used that describes a gift of property that comes without the title. This means that the person can’t sell or hand the property on.

GIVE TIME

This phrase means to extend the time the payment of a debt is due.

GROWTH CURVE

A graph that shows a variable against time. It shows growth of the variable.

GUN-JUMPING

Solicitation of interest in a public offer before the registration is filed. It is an illegal act and will create penalties.

GAP MANAGEMENT

Control applied over the mitigation of identified gaps. Assets and liabilities are weighed and compared before commitment. Investment gain prediction is essential to balance added investment or added interest of borrowed funds.

GASTROENTERITIS

Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. General symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Typical cause is varied. Also caused by lactose intolerance. Some common causes are bacteria

GENERAL ACCEPTANCE

Condition when all parties involved in a bill of exchange accept it without qualification. Original terms of the B/E are unchanged. Also refer to qualified acceptance.

GENERAL COLLATERAL (GC)

COLLATERAL in the REPURCHASE AGREEMENT market that is in abundant supply and which does not therefore allow a repurchase agreement borrower to obtain a lower than normal borrowing rate. See also SPECIAL.

GENERATIVE LEARNING

Incorporating current knowledge with experimentation and open-mindedness of new ideas into a style of learning. A new way of viewing old methods drives this style of learning. It encourages individual and team

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

Software generating overlay maps to reference database information in combination with cartography. Displays range from the number of customers or prospects residing in a locality, for marketing purposes, to the extent of

GHOSTING

Challenging the value of a stock in trying to decrease stock prices by two or more companies. Inappropriate, unfair tactic.

GINNIE MAE I

Generally collateralized by a single pool of mortgages this US pass-through mortgage securities pays interest and principal separately.

GLOBAL CUSTODY

For securities traded and settled in any country by banks recognized as ‘global custodians’, these are custodial services these banks provide.

GOAL

A time-bound expectation expressed in one or more objectives that is measurable and has a definitive end-result.

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