The posited phenomenon that small companies tend to outperform larger ones.

plural of neglected firm effect

plural of small firm effect

The posited phenomenon that lesser-known companies, followed by fewer analysts, tend to produce abnormally high returns on their stocks, perhaps because of the lower liquidity or higher risk associated with the stock.

(economics) An economic metric that measures the market share of some number n of firms within an industry or market sector.

Continental land, as distinguished from islands. / (colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air.

(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.

(usually countable, literary, also figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, planets, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky , the sky.

(manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner. / (manner) Securely.

superlative form of firm: most firm