Miro Zecevic

 Penny stocks are company shares that cost less than $5 to buy. "Penny stocks" are not necessarily "small-cap stocks," "micro-cap stocks," "nano-cap stocks," or even "large-cap stocks," contrary to common assumption. To determine if penny stocks are suitable for beginners, you must first grasp the fundamentals. The phrase "market capitalization" is used to describe the value of a firm based on its current market price multiplied by the number of outstanding shares. Mega-cap stocks: Companies having a market value of more than $200 billion fall under this category. Large-cap stocks: Market capitalizations ranging from $10 billion to $200 billion. Mid-cap stocks: Market capitalizations ranging from $2 billion to $10 billion. Small-cap stocks: Market capitalizations ranging from $300 million to $2 billion. Micro-cap stocks: Market capitalizations ranging from $50 million to $300 million. Nano-cap stocks: Companies with a market w...

On a company's financial calendar, a quarter is a three-month period that serves as the foundation for quarterly financial reports and dividend payments. The majority of financial reporting and dividend payments occur quarterly. Not all companies' fiscal quarters match the calendar quarters, and it's customary for businesses to complete their fourth quarter after their busiest season.  The fiscal quarter and the fiscal year are the two primary accounting periods for businesses. Most businesses' fiscal years span from January 1 to December 31 (though it does not have to). The following are the traditional calendar quarters that make up the year: - January, February, and March (Q1) - April, May, and June (Q2) - July, August, and September (Q3) - October, November, and December (Q4) Companies, investors, and analysts compare and assess trends using data from multiple quarters. A company's quarterly report, for example, is frequently compared to the same quarter of t...