Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to companies whose retained earnings are very small and whose outstanding shares of common stock have a very small market value.
- noun A microcap company.
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- noun US, finance The
stock of apublic company with amarket capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
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Examples
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The SEC said the suspensions, which last through March 27, are part of the SEC's stepped-up effort to address fraud involving "microcap" securities.
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The likely IPO valuation: at least 10 times higher than what was promised to him from that OTCBB IPO, which was to be sponsored by a "microcap" broker with a dubious record from earlier Chinese OTCBB deals.
U.S. to Police OTCBB IPOs, Reverse Mergers for Chinese Stocks: It's About Time - Seeking Alpha 2011
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"They may be called penny stocks, but victims of microcap fraud can suffer devastating losses," said Robert Khuzami , director of the SEC's division of enforcement.
SEC Fires Salvo at 'Penny Stocks' Jessica Holzer 2011
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Next, I excluded microcap stocks, setting $1 billion as the minimum market capitalization.
It's Time to Focus on Revenues James B. Stewart 2011
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The mass trading suspensions represent the SEC's first action to call attention to possible "penny stock" promotion schemes since it began a stepped-up effort last fall to crack down on the proliferation of microcap stock fraud.
SEC Fires Salvo at 'Penny Stocks' Jessica Holzer 2011
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J.D. Joyce, senior vice president of investments for UBS Financial Services in Houston, was surprised by some microcap balance sheets recently.
Smallest Shares Go Their Own Way Rob Curran 2011
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Prosecutors said the former TV star was part of an "illicit kickback scheme to manipulate the volume and price of microcap stocks and illegally generate stock sales."
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Box of Chocolates One of Mr. Hodges's microcap picks is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory , a growing company that pays a dividend.
Smallest Shares Go Their Own Way Rob Curran 2011
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I also excluded microcap stocks, setting $1 billion as the minimum market capitalization.
Five Stocks for Your Wish List James B. Stewart 2011
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Indeed, a rising tide most definitely does not lift all microcap boats.
Smallest Shares Go Their Own Way Rob Curran 2011
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