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Large Cap (Big Cap) What Does Large Cap (Big Cap) Mean? A term used by the investment community to describe companies with a market capitalization value more than $10 billion. Large cap is an abbreviation of the term “large market capitalization.” Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the number of a company's shares outstanding by its stock price per share. Investopedia explains Large Cap (Big Cap) Large cap companies are the big Kahunas of the financial world. Examples include Walmart, Microsoft, and Exxon. One should keep in mind that the dollar amounts used for the classifications large cap, mid cap, and small cap are only approximations that change over time. Among market participants, their exact definitions can vary. Related Terms: How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Barrie Mills writes: 'I don''t know who the bloke in the big cap is, but the people in the shop doorway are my grandmother, Annie Mills, and her brother Thomas Larbalastier. as big caps continued to rise for a second day led by gains in real estate developer Talaat Moustafa. Summary: Major Egyptian stock indexes fell on Wednesday for the second session in a row on heavy foreign selling of big cap stocks and global market volatility, |
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