On Monday, Qudian Inc. (QD.US) surged over 6% at the opening, trading at $4.66. The company reported third-quarter diluted earnings per ADS of RMB 2.47 ($0.35), significantly higher than RMB 0.71 in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue as of September 30 stood at RMB 8.5 million, compared to RMB 55 million a year earlier.