Small cap: related pages

Liquidity

How tradeable a security is. A security that is constantly trading in large quantities it is can be bought or sold easily, quickly and with less likelihood of influencing the price.

Mid-cap

A company with a medium market capitalisation. Companies in the FTSE 250 index is considered mid-cap.

Blue chip

A large company. Blue chip shares are generally lower risk. FTSE 100 constituents are generally considered blue chips.

Size effect

The long term out-performance by small caps.

Bottom-up stock selection

Picking individual stocks or securities rather than sectors or regions.

Active investing

Attempting to outperform the markets.