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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gcap_TopThirdAgMarketingLLCMember" name="TopThirdAgMarketingLLCMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gcap_TradingExpensesAndCommissions" name="TradingExpensesAndCommissions" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gcap_TradingRevenue" name="TradingRevenue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gcap_WeightedAverageNumberBasicAndDilutedSharesOutstandingAbstract" name="WeightedAverageNumberBasicAndDilutedSharesOutstandingAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>


