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

Financial Exchanges/Options

[Market Update] Nasdaq reopens options trading after brief halt: http://cnb.cx/1lZ40Je? ? $NDAQ?(CNBC Newsroom??@CNBCnow)
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Index Volume in 2013 ? SPX Options up 19%, VIX Options Up 29%, and VIX Futures up 67%?#RVX?#VIX?#XSP?http://ht.ly/2CJ9jO?(CBOE??@CBOE)
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Both Facebook and Twitter close the day with a 57-handle… $TWTR closing dead on 57.00.(on Friday) (Options Action??@CNBCOptions)
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VIX back at 12.1% – lowest close since Aug 5 (John Kicklighter??@JohnKicklighter)
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Was the VIX Too Low in 2013? No? #VIX http://ht.ly/2CPIFM?(CBOE??@CBOE)

Ags

Corn prices jump 5% in biggest daily gain since April after USDA cuts output. Still the biggest harvest in US history (on Friday) (kelsey gee??@kelseykgee28m)
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Corn prices slide to a 40-month low; wheat’s at a two-year low: http://on.wsj.com/1d3nU4P?(on Thursday) (WSJ Markets??@WSJmarkets)
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Economy
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The Fed is heading the wrong way and should ease policy, top Fed official says: http://cnb.cx/1ktn4UF?(CNBC??@CNBC)

 

2013/2014

Apple users spent $10 billion on apps in 2013 | http://buswk.co/KvFdRl? pic.twitter.com/UPSXc3Yjvf?(Businessweek??@BW)

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There won’t be another fiscal crisis this year, says Beltway insider http://yhoo.it/1eioRUS?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)

It’s Official: The US Created Less Jobs In 2013 Than 2012 http://bit.ly/KINVf2? via Zero Hedge $$ (Options News??@OptionsFeed)

6 reasons why the US economy has solid momentum entering 2014 http://ow.ly/spLAH?(CMEGroup??@CMEGroup)

Fewer Exchange Mergers, Better Trading Opportunities Possible In 2014?http://www.optionscity.com/blog/fewer-exchange-mergers-better-trading-opportunities-possible-2014/???(Patrick L Young??@FrontierFinance)

This and That

Incredible photo for frozen Chicago from the sky. http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-chicago-polar-vortex-cold-2014-1?? pic.twitter.com/pPY6SlbPUH?(Joseph Weisenthal??@TheStalwart)

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Thanks, #polarvortex. Deep freeze may have cost economy about $5 billion http://yhoo.it/1ajR3rH?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)

RT @lisascherzer: Despite being obsessed with innovation, 58% of Americans still have a VCR http://yhoo.it/JHqpyJ? via @TheAtlantic?(Yahoo Finance??@YahooFinance)

Name recognition is key to drawing viewers to the Winter Olympics, and without Lindsey Vonn, NBC is left in a bind | http://buswk.co/1acU8Kb?(Businessweek??@BW)

#AntarcDitka. Hilarious. RT @BLL141CBOT: pic.twitter.com/cJWvEfdliY?(Sean McLaughlin??@chicagosean)

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