Aside from the prestige of membership, I wanted to let you know about some of the other benefits we offer to members: Scholarships: Access to a million dollars in scholarships each year, including $50,000 in Merit Awards granted to outstanding new NSCS members.
Large cap stocks are stocks of companies which have large market capitalizations, typically over $10 billion. They tend to be very established in their line(s) of business and highly diversified in their operations.
As of 2014, over 1,860 companies are listed on the NYSE with a market cap of $16.6trillion. The NASDAQ lists just over 2,900 companies with a market cap of over $ 8.5 trillion. Examples of companies that trade on the NASDAQ include Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Kraft Foods, and Sun Microsystems.