Definition of "microcap" []

• Of or relating to companies with very small capitalizations, especially less than 250 million dollars. (adjective)
• Of or relating to mutual funds that invest in the stock of such companies. (adjective)
• A microcap company. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "I also excluded microcap stocks, setting $1 billion as the minimum market capitalization."