Small caps

Market Capitalization
Stocks may classified by the size of the corporation. This is most commonly done looking at the market capitalization. Market capitalization is simply a measurement found by taking a stock's current share price and multiplying it by the number of stock shares outstanding. Exact market cap ranges will vary among different financial and rating institutions, but there are three different terms commonly used to describe stocks by their general size: Large Cap stocks; Mid Cap stocks; and Small Cap stocks. Market cap terms are relative and are constantly changing as companies get bigger and smaller.

Capitalization ranges for companies that are smaller than small cap stocks include Micro Cap and Nano Cap stocks.