Options Twits: 8 Options Gurus You Should Follow on Twitter

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Recently, we conducted a Q&A with five traders on Twitter to highlight the different kinds of traders that are on Twitter. From the professional fund manager to the self-taught retiree, you can find all sorts of experts willing to share insightful and timely information via Twitter.

Much like the trading community that has evolved around Twitter, OptionsZone is committed to sharing actionable information and resources from some of the best experts around.

So in the spirit of sharing, we've put together a short list of options experts on Twitter. If you're a trader on twitter and are looking for actionable and real-time tweets about options, these are your twits.

If your not yet on Twitter, we encourage you to participate, you'll find Twitter to be an invaluable asset. (Get started on Twitter in 3 easy steps.)

Also, feel free to give us a tweet on Twitter if you think there are more experts we should add to this list.

@agwarner -- Adam Warner is an options trader and blogger and he frequently tweets actionable and timely information. He updates his blog often, and is currently writing Options Volatility Trading: Strategies for Profiting from Market Swings.

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@AndySwan -- Andy Swan is president and founder of mytrade, which is now part of thinkorswim. He tweets actively, combining options spreads with swing trades, and he day trades as well. Visit his blog to learn more about Andy.

Samle Tweet from @AndySwan:

@stevenplace -- Steven Place is a professional options trader who focuses on quantitative models and technical analysis. He actively shares his thoughts on Twitter, tweeting timely and actionable insights. Visit his blog to learn more about Steven.

Sample Tweet from @stevenplace:

@HamzeiAnalytics -- Fari Hamzei is a nationally ranked market timer and author of Master Traders: Strategies for Superior Returns from Today's Top Traders. He is also the founder of Hamzei Analystics, which serves institutional traders, fund managers, professional traders and individual traders. Based in Chicago, he tweets tons of actionable information about options.

Sample Tweet from @HamzeiAnalytics:

@jaredalevy -- Jared Levy is a seasoned options expert working as a Senior Derivatives Specialist for PEAK6 Investments and a CNBC contributor. Jared appears frequently in the daily Options News Network videos Options News and Sidewinder, reporting on unusual options activity. Read more about Jared.

Sample Tweet from @jaredalevy:

@judpyle -- Jud Pyle is the Chief Investment Strategist for Options News Network. Jud started his career in finance in 1994, as a derivative analyst with SBC Warburg, now UBS Warburg. You can catch him in the daily Options News and Sidewinder videos on OptionsZoneTV.

Sample Tweet from @judpyle:

@KevinBCook -- Kevin Cook is an options instructor withOptions News Network and hosts Options Physics and Mark2Market, where traders can learn the fundamentals behind probability and risk mechanics of options trading.

Sample Tweet from @KevinBCook:

@CBOE -- The Chicago Board Options Exchange is the world's largest options market. It captures a majority of the options traded as it focuses on options contracts for individual equities, indexes and interest rates. A must follow for any options trader, as you will get tons of actionable and timely tweets.

Sample Tweet from @CBOE:

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