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Gapping
Gapping is when the price of an asset moves higher or lower without any price activity in-between the pre-gap and post-gap prices.

Learn more about Gapping.

GDP
Also known as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is the total value of goods and services manufactured in a country over a period of time. It can also be used as the size and health indicator of a country’s economy.

Gearing ratio
Gearing is a measurement of a company’s financial leverage. In this context, leverage is the amount of funds acquired through creditor loans – or debt – compared to the funds acquired through equity capital.

Gross margin
The amount of profit a company makes from its revenue is termed as Gross margin.

GTC order
This stands for `good `till cancelled` and is an instruction to buy or sell an asset at a specific limit. The order will remain valid and working in the market until it is either filled or cancelled.