Definitions
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- adjective of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars
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Examples
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The surge in the so-called small-cap stocks - companies whose total share value is $3 billion or less - indicates that investors' appetite for risk is growing as signs of recovery persist in the United States and euro zone leaders make progress in containing the debt crisis, market participants say.
NYT > Home Page By CHRISTINE HAUSER 2012
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The mid-cap and small-cap indexes rose 1.2% and 1.5%, respectively.
India Shares End at Four-Week High Sudeep Jain 2011
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It became unprofitable to market small-cap equity because there was inadequate trading volume in the small-cap companies.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & The Stock Market Barry Silbert 2011
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Stockbrokers collectively made hundreds of thousands of calls per day to their clients to discuss small-cap equity opportunities; they were not calling to recommend buying shares of IBM or Procter & Gamble.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & The Stock Market Barry Silbert 2011
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The proliferation of online brokerages decimated the profession and removed a critical marketing tool for the country's small-cap companies.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & The Stock Market Barry Silbert 2011
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Mawer isn't opposed to the acquisition of Mosaid, but believes Wi-LAN's bid is too low, said Jeff Mo , an associate portfolio manager for small-cap stocks at the firm.
Mosaid Urges Holders to Reject Wi-LAN Bid Ben Dummett 2011
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The buying interest in large-cap stocks also spilled over into mid-cap and small-cap shares.
Indian Shares End Higher, ICICI Bank Leads Sudeep Jain 2011
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• Online Brokers - Although the introduction of online brokerages helped to make trading less expensive, these online brokers disintermediated retail brokers who helped buy, sell and market small-cap, under-the-radar public companies to investors.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & The Stock Market Barry Silbert 2011
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The mid-cap index gained 0.9% while the small-cap index ended 0.7% higher.
Indian Shares End Higher, ICICI Bank Leads Sudeep Jain 2011
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It became unprofitable to market small-cap equity because there was inadequate trading volume in the small-cap companies.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & The Stock Market Barry Silbert 2011
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