股票是企业筹资和公众投资的主要工具。股票的种类很多：
　●按是否记名分为记名股票(registered stock)和不记名
　　股票(bearer stock)。
　●按票面是否标明金额分为有面额股票(stock with face
　　value)和无面额股票(stock without face value)。
　●按有无表决权分为表决权股票(stock with voting
　　right)和无表决权股票(stock without voting right)。
　●按股东的权利分为普通股票(common stock)和优先股票
　　(preferred stock)。  

    
shareholder　　　　　　　 　股东

dividend　　　　　　　　　　股息

yield　　　　　　　　　　 　收益率

bull market　　　　　　　　 牛市

bear market　　　　　　　　 熊市

listed company　　　　　　　上市公司

over-the-counter trading　　场外交易

price/ earning ratio(PE)　　市盈率

financial instrument　　　　金融工具

stock exchange　　　　　　　股票交易所

securities exchange　　　 　证券交易所

Dow-Jones Average　　　　 　道琼斯工业指数  
    
  
  
  

●How many out of the 9 proposed reforms which on the
　whole are well received by the market will come into
　being in due course?
　　国九条兑现几条？

●Will the macro-economic regulation presently in force
　be furthered tightened?
　　宏观调控会继续收紧吗？

●Will the Central Bank raise interest rate?
　　央行是否加息？

●When will QDII be launched?
　　QDII何时会出台？

●What will be the level of new capital that is expected
　to enter the stock market?
　　新增入市资金能有多少？

●What are the prospects of the major stocks that are
　substantially held by mutual funds?
　　基金重仓股前景如何？

●Are the stocks listed in the small and medium-sized
　board good value for investment?
　　中小板股票有投资价值吗？

●Will the pace of new stock issue be quickened?
　　新股扩容是否加快？

●Is the profit margin usually reaped in the first trading
　day of a new stock narrowing?
　　首日获利空间是否日趋狭窄？