Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.?
Financial exchanges/options market
Lawsuit claims @CMEGroup gave high-frequency traders special access http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA3D16Z20140414??(Ann Saphir??@annsaphir)??
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?@SHAQ is in the house!! @nyseeuronext pic.twitter.com/8k3xhhfepb? (on Monday)(CNBC’s Closing Bell??@CNBCClosingBell)?
Saying that VIX is “broken” is like saying that the formula for the area of a rectangle is broken. It’s just a formula! (Jared Woodard??@CondorOptions)?
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#NASDAQ is having its worst April since 2002; worst April for the Russell since at least 1989. Both indices are down over 5.5% this month. (on Tuesday)(Giovanny Moreano??@GiovannyMoreano)??
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US Atty Zach Fardon creates securities and commodities fraud unit in Chicago #stocks #Futures : http://bit.ly/1eRttBl?(LynneMarek??@LynneMarek)
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BREAKING: NY attorney general subpoenas a number of high-frequency trading firms, reports say. http://cnb.cx/1j1NKqp?(on Wednesday)(CNBC??@CNBC)??
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#Breaking: High-speed trading firm Virtu Financial indefinitely postpones IPO, say WSJ sources | More to come: http://wsj.com/markets?(on Thursday)(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
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The S&P 500 has its best week since the week ended July 12: http://on.wsj.com/1eD4lnf?(on Thursday)(Bradley Davis??@bradleydaviswsj)?
Economic News?
UK inflation hits new four-year low, house prices continue rise http://reut.rs/1ilEdwu? via @reuters?(MacroScope??@MacroScope)??
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Fed’s beige book: Economy is thawing out from its winter chill: http://on.wsj.com/1j1cbEt?(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)?
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Jobless claims close to lowest level since 2007 http://www.snsanalytics.com/q6pSy1?(MarketWatch News??@MarketWatchNews)?
This and That?
This postseason will mark the first time ever the Lakers, Knicks and Celtics will all miss the playoffs in the same season. (ESPN Stats & Info??@ESPNStatsInfo)
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Google shares have dropped 12% since March 1, the biggest drag on the tech-heavy Nasdaq http://on.wsj.com/1m2qXQu? $GOOGL $GOOG?(on Monday)(WSJ MoneyBeat??@WSJMoneyBeat)?
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?56 million Americans don’t pay their bills on time: http://trib.al/NypFIfl? via @MainStr?(TheStreet??@TheStreet)
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?Lumberjack edges newspaper reporter for worst occupation of 2014 http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/worst-jobs-2014?? oh, for the life of an actuary..(Jacob Bunge??@jacobbunge)
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?This cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped corn dog is 3,000 calories?and only in Arizona: http://buswk.co/1ipEjTU? pic.twitter.com/S41xttFmj2?(Businessweek??@BW)
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RT @WSJ: Report: there are 974 million existing Twitter accounts. But 44% of them have never sent a tweet. http://on.wsj.com/1sLRRh1?(Donato A. Montanaro??@DonMontanaro)
Ford?s Mustang turns 50 atop the Empire State Bldg with a limited-edition model: http://cnb.cx/1l7VNYn? #tbt pic.twitter.com/baHCocELid?(CNBC??@CNBC)
?Best to budget extra for your summer barbeque: Prices for beef, pork reach record highs http://yhoo.it/1nsOwzF?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)?
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Pres. Obama: Number of Americans who have signed up under ACA is 8 million, 35% of those enrolled in federal exchange under age of 35. (CNBC??@CNBC)?
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NHL Playoffs start tonight. LET?S GO HAWKS!! (Sean McLaughlin??@chicagosean)