A term used to describe cheap shares, usually priced below 100 cents.
Stocks that sell for $5 per share or less and are generally considered risky.
Low-priced issues, often highly speculative, selling at less than $1 a share.... read full article
Term that generally refers to low-priced speculative securities, largely traded on the NASD's OTC Bulletin Board or in the "Pink Sheets."
Low-priced issues, often highly speculative, selling at less than $1 a share. Frequently used as a term of disparagement, although some penny stocks have developed into investment-caliber issues.
Low-priced shares, trading at anywhere from a fraction of $0.01 to $5. A price movement that is very small in amount can represent a large percentage change.
Stocks that investment pros selfishly keep for themselves while telling investors to buy dumb old blue chips and bonds. Penny Stocks are where the smart money makes the big scores
Extremely low-priced securities that trade over the counter.
Many penny stocks do indeed have a share price of less than $1, but this informal designation now often includes stocks that are priced at $5 and below. While many legitimate companies have share prices that low, the term "penny stocks" usually refers to speculative companies with little or no real business that are heavily promoted by unscrupulous, hard-selling brokerage firms.
Low-priced speculative issues of stock selling at less than $1.00 a share.
Extremely low-priced stocks, that trade over the counter.
Low priced stocks trading in the over-the-counter market. Typically refers to shares trading below one dollar a share.
Low-priced stocks selling at less than USD1 a share, often highly speculative.
Shares that trade for less than one dollar, and are usually speculative. The oil and gas and mining industries have a high proportion of penny stocks. In Canada, many of these trade on the Vancouver Stock Exchange.
A share of very low market capitalisation (often a few million pounds) trading in multiples of just a few pence. Penny shares tend to be very volatile, subject to extreme price fluctuations on the flimsiest of rumours, and are far riskier than larger shares.
Low-priced, generally risky shares selling at less than $1 per share.
As defined under SEC rules, a low-priced, non-Nasdaq, unlisted issue, often highly speculative, selling at less than $5 a share.