Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.
Financial markets/options exchanges
@Options Welcome to @Stitcher! Listen to Options Playbook Radio here: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=46104&refid=stpr??(Stitcher Radio??@StitcherRadio)?
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Record U.S. ETF Assets of $1.73 trillion as bull market turns five?http://shar.es/RrvUR??@ETFcom?#etfs?#funds?via?@ChristianMagoon?(on Monday)(ISE Holdings??@ISEexchange)?
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All-time Volume for VIX Futures in Extended Trading Hours (ETH) Tops 1.1 Million?#CBOE?http://jlne.ws/1gfi41Z?(on Monday)(JLN Options??@JLNOptions)
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mark wetjen says @cftc priorities are surveillance, examination and enforcement #FIABoca?(Markets Media??@marketsmedia )
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Congrats to @BATSGlobal CEO Joe Ratterman on being named to the @KCBizjournal Power 100 list of most influential leaders in the region! (BATS Global Markets??@BATSGlobal?)
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CEO @EurexGroup Andreas Preuss: in 5 years we’ll have same number of #exchanges as on stage today but different compositions. #FIABoca?(ISE Holdings??@ISEexchange)
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?Chinese Investors Explore Equity Options in 2014 $VHSI #VIX #VXFXI http://ht.ly/2EEtXq?(CBOE??@CBOE)
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Doug Friedman of @Tradeweb says after a slow start, SEFs are seeing more order flow from a broad, diverse group of mkt participants #fiaboca?(Markets Media??@marketsmedia)
[Market Close] Stocks hit by global worries; Dow’s worst session since Feb. 3: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101491330?(on Thursday)(CNBC??@CNBC)
My count (unofficial) of $VIX Option Volume comes in at a little over 1.8 million contracts which would be the second busiest day @CBOE?(on Friday)(Russell Rhoads??@RussellRhoads)?
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US stocks just registered their biggest weekly loss since January: http://on.wsj.com/1kq3oOa? $DJIA?(on Friday)(Bradley Davis??@bradleydaviswsj)
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Report: CME Gets Approval For London Exchange?#CME?#London?—>?http://mrtopstep.com/?p=39664?(Mr TopStep??@MrTopStep)
Economic News
Yikes. — Debt Globally Tops $100 Trillion as Governments, Companies Binge on Credit http://yhoo.it/1lORX5y?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)
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Copper prices just fell to their lowest level in four years: http://on.wsj.com/1ngMnKN?(on Tuesday)?(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)??
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#Gold flies to 6-month high $GC_F http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2014/03/13/gold-flies-to-6-month-high#.UyG7cd6Wj44.twitter??(on Thursday)(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)
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Reminbi weakened to lowest level in 6 months http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/03/13/reminbi-weakened-to-lowest-level-in-6-(on Thursday)(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)
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RT?@wsjgraphics: Economic slowdown in China is hammering prices of some raw materials.?http://on.wsj.com/1kixhA6??pic.twitter.com/3m5KgvfG4f?(CMEGroup??@CMEGroup)
U.S. retail sales rebound, jobless claims fall http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA2C13J20140313??(on Thursday)(Ann Saphir??@annsaphir)?
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WSJ ECONOMISTS’ SURVEY: 27 of 49 say a China slowdown is the biggest threat to the US recovery: http://on.wsj.com/1iFHJzU??(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
2013/2014
Commodities trading jumped 23% last year http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/03/10/commodities-trading-jumped-23-last-year#?(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)?
#BlackBerry is a Top-Performing #Stock in 2014. What’s Behind the Run? $BBRY #investing @Chris_Ciaccia http://bit.ly/N1pWZc?(NASDAQ.com??@NASDAQ)??
?From @TABBGroup: Options on Futures Trading Grows 27% in ’13 as Market Volatility Drives Rising Investor Interest (marty rabkin??@martyrabkin)
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This and That
?This is what the Chicago area looks like 2 1/2 weeks before spring. pic.twitter.com/357Ms0C31A?(on Wednesday)(Dan Passarelli??@Dan_Passarelli)?
30 years ago today, someone bought the first cellphone, Motorola’s DynaTAC 8000X, for $3,995. http://on.mash.to/1iieGny? pic.twitter.com/PtopcQmOtd?(on Thursday)(Jim Roberts??@nycjim)
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Today Chicago’s snowfall total is taller than Michael Jordan. We’re coming for you, Noah. #chiberia pic.twitter.com/hlF3xINi2a?(on Wednesday)(WBEZ??@WBEZ)??
