Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.
Financial exchanges/options market
[Market Close] Stocks halt 2-day losing streak; Dow, S&P lower for week: http://cnb.cx/RI5fEo?
Nasdaq Hires Friedman as co-president; she’s a frontrunner to be the next CEO: http://online.wsj.com/articles/nasdaq-hires-friedman-as-co-president-likely-front-runner-to-be-next-ceo-1399867283??
Record Volume Day for Options on CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) http://www.cboeoptionshub.com/2014/05/12/record-volume-day-options-cboe-russell-2000-volatility-index-rvx/?? from @CBOE
Scoop with @telisdemos @danacimilluca: London Stock Exchange is among late-stage bidders for Russell Investments http://on.wsj.com/1jkoNF1? $LSE
The #DJIA and S&P 500 have both closed at new record levels.
Duffy: ?Futures markets are about risk transfer not capital formation?
Join us May 15 in Chicago for a free #Options Greeks seminar! Register: http://bit.ly/1opbWJi?
Another day of record closing highs for the DJIA and the S&P 500: http://on.wsj.com/1lhe4N8?
From #CEFs, to #NatGas, and even #Cloud Computing, ISE #ETF Ventures has over 30 proprietary #indexes. Learn more http://www.ise.com/etf-ventures/index-data/??
Volatility Index Yawns, Stretches, Hits Snooze, Heads for Sub-12 http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2014/05/14/volatility-index-yawns-stretches-hits-snooze-heads-for-sub-12/?? via @barronsonline
Buy Side Takes Issue With Maker-Taker Pricing http://ow.ly/2GIEGN?
@BATSGlobal Swanson at #SIFMAmsc – the locked market ban in Reg NMS is often overlooked but a big driver of exchange order type complexity
No fear? Bond market says think again: 10yr yield tumbles below 2.5% for first time since June http://on.wsj.com/1ljIgZ3?
@Options hey Mark, really enjoyed the Vol views episode with Sinclair. You should do more quant oriented episodes
Added an Open Interest view to the option viewer. You can see how popular the $VIX futures 20 call’s strike is.
Economic News
Job growth at small businesses, 1992?2013 http://go.usa.gov/8arx? #BLSdata
U.S. household debt jumps for third straight quarter -survey http://yhoo.it/1l9sxvD?
Europe’s broken single-currency system could force years of high unemployment on weaker economies: http://buswk.co/T4Opkn?
BOJ’s Kuroda says “many ways, options and measures” to ease monetary policy further if needed. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/15/business/economy-business/bojs-kuroda-sees-many-ways-if-further-easing-needed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bojs-kuroda-sees-many-ways-if-further-easing-needed#.U3TiIZKsh8E??
Commodities
Silver highest in a month; gold tops $1300 level http://www.snsanalytics.com/qzqWy9?
Physical Silver Demand Surges to All-Time High, Scrap Supply Tumbles http://trib.al/z2Wv3S5?
This and That
This chart shows computers are losing their punch: http://buswk.co/1ja7Wue?
New research suggests bank CEO pay is much more linked to a bank?s size than its performance http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/05/12/banks-size-counts-more-on-ceo-pay/?? via @guerreraf72
Shaq on Sterling: “Nobody will be fully happy until the guy sells the team.”
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