Small-Company Stocks, as the Term Is Used in the Textbook

question 25

Multiple Choice

Small-company stocks, as the term is used in the textbook, are best defined as the:

• A) 500 newest corporations in the U.S.
• B) companies whose stock trades OTC.
• C) smallest 20 percent of the companies listed on the NYSE.
• D) smallest 25 percent of the companies listed on NASDAQ.
• E) companies whose stock is listed on NASDAQ.

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