Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-capitalization

# Market capitalization
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-capitalization
Last modified: 2026-10-17

Market capitalization is share price times shares outstanding, the market's price for the whole company. Index weights in the [S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 come from it](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-stock-market-explained), which is how [one company could outweigh every listed Indian company](https://mochatrade.com/learn/start-here/us-markets-for-indian-traders) in May 2026, and how a ₹42 crore company can [trade 720 million shares on a day with no news](https://mochatrade.com/blog/what-happens-when-the-only-thing).

## Related terms

- NASDAQ: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq
- Nasdaq 100: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq-100
- S&P 500: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/sp-500
- Magnificent 7: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/magnificent-7
- Stock split (US): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/stock-split
- Day trading and the PDT rule: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/day-trading-and-the-pdt-rule