microcap
Minuscule market value
Microcap describes publicly traded companies with very small market capitalization—typically under $300 million.
These stocks carry higher risk and volatility than larger companies, with less analyst coverage and thinner trading volume: Microcap stocks can deliver huge gains or devastating losses.
The term contrasts with small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap classifications.
Very low-priced shares
- OTCAvailable without prescription
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
- undervaluedRated below true worth
overlooked · undiscovered · momentum · pump and dump · manipulation · short squeeze · day trading · swing trading
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalizationUsing big letters properly
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
valuation · shares · holdings · asset class · public company · stock exchange · index fund · ETF
Not easily converted to cash
- whipsawTwo-person timber cutter
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
turbulent · choppy · price swings · low volume · slippage · circuit breaker · halt
Removal from exchange
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
unaudited · shell company · insider trading · default · liquidation · going concern
At the outset
- emergingComing into view
- growthIncrease in size
- founderOne who begins something
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
venture · seed · angel investor · incubator · accelerator · bootstrapped · disruptor · innovation
penny stocks
Very low-priced shares
- OTCAvailable without prescription
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
undervalued · overlooked · undiscovered · momentum · pump and dump · manipulation · short squeeze · day trading · swing trading · retail investor
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalizationUsing big letters properly
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
diversification · valuation · shares · holdings · asset class · public company · stock exchange · index fund · ETF · benchmark
illiquid
Not easily converted to cash
- whipsawTwo-person timber cutter
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
fluctuating · turbulent · choppy · price swings · low volume · slippage · circuit breaker · halt
delisting
Removal from exchange
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
scam · unaudited · shell company · insider trading · default · liquidation · going concern
early-stage
At the outset
entrepreneur · venture · seed · angel investor · incubator · accelerator · bootstrapped · disruptor · innovation · IPO
- small-cap stockspenny stock
microcapblue-chip
Financially stable and reputable
Fortune 500 · multinational corporation · Apple · Microsoft · market leader
microcapblue-chip
Financially stable and reputable
investment-grade · safe haven · bellwether · market leader · stalwart
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