What’s Happening to the Small-Cap Universe?

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of small-cap companies and the factors influencing this trend.

In this IBKR Podcast episode, Nasdaq’s Michael Normyle joins Jeff Praissman to examine the dramatic decline in publicly listed small-cap companies and the factors driving it, including mergers, delistings, fewer IPOs and the growth of private capital.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Praissman

Guest: Michael Normyle

Topics covered

• small-cap companies
• mergers
• delistings
• IPOs
• private capital
• market trends

Keywords

• small-cap
• mergers
• delistings
• IPOs
• private capital
• market decline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nasdaq

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