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.
Market cap is a relatively good way to quickly value a company. That's because stock prices are generally based on investors' expectations of a company's earnings. As earnings rise, stock traders will bid more for the stock price. Including the number of shares in the calculation offsets the impact of stock splits.