The country's long-awaited NASDAQ-style second board could start around October with 40 listed firms, it was suggested Sunday. The opening of the second board has been timed to coincide with the completion of the initial public offering reform on the main board.

　　so what does second board & main board mean?

　　second board就是股市中的“创业板”或“二板”，也称为growth enterprise board (GEB)，是指main board(主板，即各国主要的证券交易场所)之外的专为暂时无法上市的中小企业和新兴公司提供融资途径和成长空间的证券交易市场。

　　一直听到IPO，那你们知道IPO的全称是什么吗?

　　IPO=initial public offering “首次公开募股”

　　还有其他一些跟股市有关的单词：

　　bear market(熊市)

　　blue chips(蓝筹股，绩优股)

　　opening/closing price(开/收盘价)

　　listed firm(上市公司)

　　initial share(原始股)

　　daily limit(每日停板限额)

　　retail / private investor(散户)

　　broker/dealer(券商)

　　debt-for-equity swap(债权转股权)

　　PE ratio=price/earnings ratio(市盈率)

　　sell-off(抛售)

　　dip/edge down/slip lower (小幅下跌)

　　crash/collapse/crumble/slump(大幅快速下跌)

　　open low(低开)