Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.
Financial Exchanges/Markets/Options
[Market Close] US stocks drop; longest weekly loss streak for Nasdaq since 2012: http://cnb.cx/1hpyPbP?(on Friday)(CNBC??@CNBC)
In 2011 CBOE Short-term Volatility Index rose from 24.7 on Aug. 3, to 68 on Aug. 8, $VXST options to launch Thurs pic.twitter.com/1ZRB7laUVl?(CBOE??@CBOE)??
LME to launch #aluminum premium contract http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/04/08/lme-to-launch-aluminum-premium-contract#.U0QcbtBNp9U.twitter??(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)
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BREAKING: ISE introduces Alt PMM program – lists 650 additional products http://www.ise.com/press-room/press-releases/2014/ise-lists-additional-650-products/?? #options?(on Tuesday)(ISE Holdings??@ISEexchange)
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“@CMEGroup: We’re experiencing a technical issue, which resulted in certain ag futures & options markets being halted on CME Globex.” (on Tuesday)(Sean McLaughlin??@chicagosean)
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The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are now all negative for the year http://stks.co/r0CS3? $SPX $DJIA?(on Thursday)(StockTwits??@StockTwits)??
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The Nasdaq suffers its biggest one-day percentage fall since Nov 9, 2011: http://on.wsj.com/1sFydmW?(on Thursday)(Bradley Davis??@bradleydaviswsj)??
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CBOE Holdings is selected to be in the Barron?s 400 Index for second consecutive year. http://stks.co/a0QtD?(CBOE??@CBOE)
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$VIX Properly Reflecting Fear http://www.cboeoptionshub.com/2014/04/11/10580/?? “VIX is doing what it has done for over 20 years” (Russell Rhoads??@RussellRhoads)??
Economic News
#Commodities are back http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/04/07/commodities-are-back#.U0Ln0aa_jv0.twitter?? pic.twitter.com/tOCFk9XtGR?(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)??
China is in no hurry to halt the yuan’s recent fall despite US pressure: PBOC official: We’re “unlikely to intervene” http://on.wsj.com/1edVecQ?(SJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)??
U.S. job openings hit six-year high in February http://yhoo.it/1mZaB8K??(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)
?”Female White House staff members make on average 88 cents for every dollar a male staff member earns.” http://goo.gl/Xk9FWN?(David Gura??@davidgura)
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I have no idea where #corn prices go from here or what weather does this summer, but the bailout is here. (Joe Vaclavik??@StandardGrain)?
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IMF Chief Economist Blanchard: Global Recovery Strengthening Despite Risks From Europe, Japan via @WSJ_Econ http://ow.ly/vz9tE?(CMEGroup??@CMEGroup)
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How Many White Castle Sliders Does Minimum Wage Buy? http://on.wsj.com/1ju3ILN? pic.twitter.com/kEd2UTZgYQ?(Real Time Economics??@WSJecon)?
?Orange-juice prices soar to a 2-year high; the forecast for Florida’s crop is cut to the smallest in nearly 30 years http://on.wsj.com/ODOmJ5?(on Wednesday)(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
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#Fed minutes show ‘general agreement’ among the committee that slack remains in the labor market (Nadex??@Nadex_US)?
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Here’s how much sway Uncle Sam has on the stock market this time of year. http://on.wsj.com/1k90IW4? via @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/00Q3KSC3GC?(WSJ MoneyBeat??@WSJMoneyBeat)
2013/2014
Dean Foods CEO’s Pay Drops 42% as #Milk Business Struggles http://on.wsj.com/1sMeems? higher costs, slackened demand make 2013 “challenging” (Jacob Bunge??@jacobbunge)
This and That
Twitter acquires Cover, which showcases apps to Android users based on where they are and what they use. (h/t @twittermobile)(CNBC Social Team??@CNBCSocial)?
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Aug 2014, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. (Mr TopStep??@MrTopStep)
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Yessss! RT @cbfowler: So long “North Texas.” See you late summer and again in 278 days for… pic.twitter.com/5SHCgeNoGa?(Sean McLaughlin??@chicagosean)
FIA Launches SEF Tracker to Measure Swap Trading Activity (John Lothian??@JohnLothian)?
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US Attorney General Holder warns #bitcoin raises new risks for money laundering and other illegal activity: http://on.wsj.com/1ee4QEu?(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)??
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Four in 10 American seniors never use the Internet, and nearly a quarter don?t own a cell phone: http://buswk.co/1hko3Uc?(Businessweek??@BW)?
CBS announces Stephen Colbert will be the next host of “The Late Show.” (CNBC??@CNBC)
Staggering RT @BI_Strategy: France bans work emails after 6 p.m. http://read.bi/1qly31J?(Henry Blodget??@hblodget)
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?BREAKING: Criminal probe launched into Herbalife; U.S. Justice Dept. & FBI are investigating the company, according to the FT. $HLF?(on Friday)(CNBC??@CNBC)
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The NSA knew “for at least 2 years” about the Heartbleed bug and used it to gather critical intelligence http://j.mp/PYwtpL?(Callie Schweitzer??@cschweitz)?