There is no exact definition. In addition, any answer will change as the overall size of the economy and companies grow. In general though, as of the time of writing (2007), taken to refer to companies with a market capitalization of $1 billion dollars or less, see here: http://www.answers.com/topic/small-cap for some more information.
Stock prices are based on the potential future earnings of the stock. If a stock's value is projected to increase it is likely a good idea to buy the stock.
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There are a two ways to look at this question:When a stock is purchased, funds are transferred from the buyer to the seller. Thus, the stock's reduction of value does not change the amount of money in the system. The decline in the stock's value is reflected as a decline in wealth for the stock holder but in a "non-currency" manner.If the stock purchased was from a short seller, than the decline in stock value decreases the wealth of the stock holder but increases the wealth of the short seller.
Unknown. The world's first stock exchange was built in Antwerp in 1531.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCE.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCF.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCI.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Materials Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCM.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCU.
The symbol for WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in NASDAQ is: DXJS.
The symbol for WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund in NASDAQ is: DGRS.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCD.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCC.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCH.
The symbol for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio in NASDAQ is: PSCT.
As of July 2014, the market cap for PowerShares S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio (PSCU) is $35,860,000.00.