In terms of investment opportunities, micro cap investing can seem pretty tricky and complicated — but once you break it down into a few simple numbers, this industry is a bit easier to understand! Take a look at the statistics below for a quick guide to microcap investing, the U.S. stock market in general, and a glimpse at how this industry works.
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$50 million to $300 million: This amount of money refers to stock market values of public companies in the U.S. For a company to be considered a micro cap investment, it must have a market capitalization between $50 million and $300 million.
> $50 million: Any market capitalization rates below $50 million are called nano equities rather than micro cap equities.
$5 : This is the cut-off maximum amount of money for a penny stock. Although penny stocks typically aren’t considered great investment opportunities, many newbie investors may find that this is a good way to start learning about the industry and start using stock market research tools.
34%: The percentage of the global stock market held by U.S. publicly-traded companies. The runners-up for the largest global stock market are Japan and the United Kingdom, which represent about 6% each.
900 points: The amount of increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Average during 2008, right before the stock market tanked and the Recession really took hold. Although you might assume that a big increase is a good sign, economists and stock market investors will be quick to explain that any big changes in the U.S. stock market tend to have more negative effects than positive ones.
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