Stock Market Lingo

[Patsy]

Large float or small float: Stock has XXX number of shares issued. Example company has issued 1 million shares, insiders control 510,000 and the free trading float is 490,000 that would be considered a small float and if the stock has good news or steady buying for whatever reason it should move up faster than one with a large float: example issued 75 million, insiders own 1 million leaving 74 million free trading shares, supply and demand, the stock with the smaller float will go up faster than the one with the larger float but the larger ones can make nice moves also it just might take them a little longer.