The long-awaited ChiNext stock market kicked off trading with overwhelming buying orders.

为外界长久期待的中国创业板股票市场以巨大的购买量开始了它的交易。

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The ChiNext is even punchier, on a price to earnings ratio of 45, its highest level since 2010.

创业板更加抢眼，市盈率为45倍，是2010年以来的最高值。

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An additional 131 companies have already listed on either the SME or the ChiNext Board in 2011.

FORBES: China's Equity Markets

With their emphasis on smaller, fast-growing private companies, the SME and the ChiNext boards have become the centers of IPO activity in China.

FORBES: China's Equity Markets

The 227 companies listed on ChiNext have a total market value of RMB 717.1 billion and trade at an average 42.2 times earnings.

FORBES: China's Equity Markets