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According to Bloomberg, informed sources, Alibaba is scheduled for August 8 in the United States stock market listing because the company co-founder, Jack Ma, and Cai Chongxin believed that this was an "auspicious".

Another person close to the situation said, and management tend to choose Ali "BABA" as a stock ticker, but time to market are not necessarily confined to the 8th day of August, for example, if capital adverse circumstances, Ali has listed may be delayed until September.

Because of "prosperity" homonym, Chinese will be "8" as a lucky number. Opening dates are chosen from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8.

Cai Chongxin and Ma are not the only two loves "8" for traditional businesses. Thailand's billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi negotiated $ 11.2 billion acquisition Singapore Fraser & Neave Ltd. companies, choose to buy out for $ 8.88 per share price "8" is a lucky number. But it is worth emphasizing is that Charoen was a Chinese origin Thailand people.

"8" this number has been deeply carved into the Alibaba Group's corporate culture. Alibaba.com listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange code is 1688, "all" means.

In addition, because of the "BA" is the United States of Boeing's code, in order to avoid duplication, Ali may also choose "ALBB" as a code on securities transactions.