The Options Insider

Options Tweets of the Week

by | Jan 3, 2014 | Industry

Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.?

Financial Exchanges/Options

2013 #options volume up 2.7% @ 4.1 billion contracts = 2nd best total behind 2011. $1.2 trillion in premium changed hands (Jim Binder??@jimbinder)

Record Volume in 2013: VIX Futures Up 67%, and SPX Options Up 19% ? By Matt Moran http://shar.es/9uH3O?(adam warner??@agwarner)

Nasdaq To Take 5% Equity Stake in Borsa Istanbul (Not Borsa Constantinople) http://on.wsj.com/18VEUu5? $NDAQ?(Jacob Bunge??@jacobbunge)

#NYSEOptions leads industry with 27% of equity option market share. http://bit.ly/1fFh1Xy?(NYSE Euronext??@NYSE)

2013 Review/Looking Ahead to 2014

2014 is here, and with it a new flavor of Apple skepticism is coming | http://buswk.co/1kbVMSs?(Businessweek??@BW)

It’s official: Natural gas was the best-performing commodity of 2013, and corn was the worst. Happy new year!(Nicole Friedman??@NicoleFriedman)
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Financial Figures We Loved and Hated in 2013 http://trib.al/SuYssow?(TheStreet??@TheStreet)
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Yahoo editors’ 2013 favorite: http://yhoo.it/1czMytI? Duke grad student secretly lived in a van to escape loan debt #2013rewind?(Yahoo??@Yahoo)
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2014: Year of the Strong Dollar? http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2013/12/27/2014-year-of-the-strong-dollar/?? via @barronsonline?(Brendan Conway??@bconway)
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Will 2014 Be A Good Year for Options Traders? http://www.thestreet.com/story/12201574/1/will-2014-be-a-good-year-for-options-traders.html?? Henry Schwartz @OptionAlert @TheStreet explains. (OptionsProfits??@OptionsProfits)

The Economy

BREAKING: Bernanke: Tapering doesn’t affect Fed’s commitment to low rates. http://cnb.cx/1l7Djoc?(CNBC??@CNBC)

U.S. economic growth gauge at highest since April 2010: ECRI (Ann Saphir??@annsaphir)

Plosser: Fed may have to be “aggressive” in raising rates http://ow.ly/sfudO? via @MarketWatch?(CMEGroup??@CMEGroup)

Gold?s Worst Drop in 32 Years Ends With a Thud http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2013/12/31/golds-worst-drop-in-32-years-ends-with-a-thud/?? via @barronsonline?(Brendan Conway??@bconway)

#Manufacturing in U.S. expands at second-fastest rate since 2011 – http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/01/02/manufacturing-in-us-expands-at-second-fastest- rate#.UsWMA_HhDK0.twitter??(Futures Magazine??@FuturesMagazine)

This and That

Unenviable record: Pimco fund sees $41 billion outflow in 2013, highest ever for any US stock or bond fund. $PTTRX?(WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)

Anil Kashyap’s incredibly lame tribute to Bernanke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uBLlfNlFxI?? pic.twitter.com/ZpFqDGpLSj?(David Wessel??@davidmwessel)

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What a 2013 for the #Blackhawks! Stanley cup winners, and will finish 2013 with at least tie for league’s best record (Dan Shuftan??@StateStSports)

I once made an image of Jon Corzine dancing between two steaks — and it was glorious. pic.twitter.com/FgkRYNdTqr?(T. Becket Adams??@BecketAdams)

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