Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.
Financial exchanges/options markets
Stock indices booming today, as risk-appetite returns to the market. The S&P 500 index has set a new intraday record of 1873.33. #RALLY?(on Tuesday)(Nadex??@Nadex_US)
Bull market is second-best performer over five-year time frame since WWII http://on.wsj.com/1dYmCp8? h/t @JeffreyKleintop pic.twitter.com/FNKQjxcARy?(Steven Russolillo??@srussolillo)
With Ukraine in Turmoil, Volatility Equals Profits http://on.barrons.com/MLmFxb? via @barronsonline $VIX $CBOE $SPY?(Steve Sears??@sm_sears)
Brief history of VIX, CBOE volatility Index. http://goo.gl/Bv41PR? Also:Trading VIX options is not for the neophyte. http://goo.gl/WS0MLJ?(MarkWolfinger??@MarkWolfinger)??
An artist was so angry with the Black-Scholes-Merton model, he created this brutal exhibit http://www.businessinsider.com/t-rutt-infinity-is-the-enemy-2014-3?? pic.twitter.com/YiqdblR8DK?(Joseph Weisenthal??@TheStalwart)
Stocks close mixed; Nasdaq at highest since April 2000. http://on.wsj.com/MN8dEI?(on Wednesday)(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
Save the Date! OIC is hosting Investor Education Day March 22 in Boca Raton, FL. Find more details: http://bit.ly/1lCFX7h?(OIC??@Options_Edu)
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Almost 8 years ago #flashbackfriday – ISE Holdings was the first U.S. securities exchange to public on March 9, 2005 pic.twitter.com/GfUbXCjkyI
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Economic News
U.S. consumer spending rises, boosted by jump in services http://reut.rs/1fC2m22?(Ann Saphir??@annsaphir)
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BREAKING: Fed’s Beige Book: Severe weather impact seen throughout US economy. http://cnb.cx/1c9U7cA?(CNBC??@CNBC)??
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Either weather is really impacting the economy or it’s a hell of an excuse. 119 mentions in today’s release. pic.twitter.com/lae7sjkjan?(Bespoke??@bespokeinvest)
“Bernanke earned more in 40 mins yesterday than he made all of last year as head of the US Federal Reserve” http://goo.gl/nHQ9Ub?(Rachel Maddow MSNBC??@maddow)
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Lockhart pins much of 1Q weakness to weather; Fed’s QE3 taper should proceed even if jobs data comes in weak on Friday, via @jonathanspicer?(Ann Saphir??@annsaphir)
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Report: U.S. Stocks Rise As Jobless Claims Fall To Three-Month Low- via .@BloombergNews #employment #money #jobs –> http://mrtopstep.com/?p=39131?(Mr TopStep??@MrTopStep)
This and That
GM, Ford, Toyota Feb. sales fall, weather blamed http://yhoo.it/1krzJqm? $GM $F $TM?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)
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RT if you wish more airlines had free Wi-Fi so you could trade while flying. #mobiletrading http://amtd.us/qVr4?(TD Ameritrade??@TDAmeritrade)
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Overstock CEO Expects Bitcoin Derivatives http://www.thestreet.com/story/12509084/1/overstock-ceo-expects-bitcoin-derivatives.html??(Antoine Gara??@AntoineGara)
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At this point I’m pulling for the record http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-more-snow-overnight-could-break-another-record-20140304,0,1484815.story?? 45 days of snow is most in 129 years; snowfall record only about a foot away (Jacob Bunge??@jacobbunge)
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Stop the guacamole panic. Chipotle’s avocado supply is just fine: http://buswk.co/1hN6nz6? pic.twitter.com/fZtWh7JkDX?(Businessweek??@BW)
That morning jolt just got more expensive (again): Coffee prices soar to two-year high http://on.wsj.com/MNU5eD?(on Wednesday)(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
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Just met a kid who’s never heard of Bill Murray. It’s time to blow this whole thing up.(Stay Puft??@StayPuft )
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Facebook (FB) Drops As It Rolls Out Redesigned News Feed http://trib.al/t1qZTgG?(TheStreet??@TheStreet)
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Goldman: There Will Be as Much Mobile Commerce in 2018 as E-Commerce in 2013 http://yhoo.it/1cdEEIA??(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)
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US House Passes Aid Bill for Ukraine; House Votes 385?23: http://stream.wsj.com/story/deadly-clashes-in-ukraine/SS-2-457850/??(on Thursday)(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)?
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Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell on the future of tech: By 2020, there will be 10 web-connected devices per human. http://mktplc.org/1qbdiH0?(Marketplace??@MarketplaceAPM)
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Senators express concern that CFTC nominees have no agriculture sector experience | AgriPulse http://www.agri-pulse.com/Senators-express-concern-that-CFTC-nominees-have-no-agriculture-sector-experience-03062014.asp#.UxjmRjXwwQY.twitter??(Agri-Pulse??@agripulse)??
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The market is up 170% since 2009, but are you? http://yhoo.it/1cIo4LU?(
Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)??
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