A shares, that is, RMB ordinary shares, are ordinary shares issued by domestic companies for domestic institutions or individuals to trade in RMB.

This "A" of A shares doesn't mean anything. It is neither an abbreviation nor a specific meaning, just a simple name.

B-shares corresponding to A-shares are RMB special shares, which refer to special shares listed in China with a face value in RMB but traded in foreign currency.

The main investors of B shares are institutions or individuals from foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and China citizens who have settled abroad.

Other classifications

Both A-shares and B-shares are listed on mainland exchanges, and the difference mainly lies in the investors they face and the type B of transactions.

There are also some enterprises, for various reasons, will choose to list in Hong Kong or overseas, and they have also given special names to these stocks.

For example, H shares are foreign-funded stocks registered in the Mainland and listed in Hong Kong. This "H" is meaningful and is the initials of Hong Kong.

Similarly, N shares are foreign-funded shares registered in the Mainland and listed in new york. Similarly, "n" is the initials of NewYork.

US and foreign stocks registered in the Mainland and listed in Singapore. "S" stands for Singapore.

There are also D shares, which are denominated in RMB and listed in Germany and Central Europe. The China Europe Exchange in Frankfurt is a joint venture company jointly sponsored by Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange and Deutsche B? rse.

This "D" stands for Germany and is taken from Germany.

To sum it up

Some people say that the "A" of A shares represents an "A"-shaped trend of the stock market, which rises rapidly and then falls back, so in the A-share market, the bull is short and the bear is long.

Of course, this is just a joke. Just be smart and have fun, and learn more about the knowledge behind it.

China stock market is divided into A shares, B shares, H shares, N shares, H shares and D shares. In fact, its role is mainly to distinguish between the listing place and the investors it faces.

We ordinary investors open stock accounts, mainly referring to opening A-share accounts.

If you want to invest in Hong Kong stocks, you need to open a separate account of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect or Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which requires a capital threshold of 500,000 yuan.

For small and medium-sized investors with insufficient funds or novices with limited investment experience, they can also choose to indirectly invest in overseas stock markets through QDII funds.