Conversation with Howard and The CME Group
- jamross
- August 19th, 2009
Today, our benevolent sponsor @HowardLindzon had a wonderful twinterview with the @CMEGroup about all things social finance. Here is the transcript:
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CMEGroup: @Genevangelist Good point! We never even had a chance to discuss Stocktwits.tv @howardlindzon Anything you want to add? #exchtalk 8 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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Genevangelist: @howardlindzon @CMEGroup Don’t forget StockTwits.tv This is going to be huge and might just replace cable tv talking heads….. #exchtalk 10 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon We now know our mission. Bless your interns ;-) #exchtalk 12 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup news together, would make our day and get the interns off the bread lines :) #exchtalk 14 minutes ago from web |
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ChicagoDiane: Thanks to @CMEGroup and @howardlindzon of @StockTwits for another very interesting #exchtalk Great job! 15 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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mikepilarz: Follow @howardlindzon @CMEGroup and the #exchtalk tag right now for a great real-time twinterview on the story behind @StockTwits 16 minutes ago from Seesmic |
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CMEGroup: RT Any questions for Howard? @howardlindzon: @CMEGroup i will hang around for a few minutes thanks so much #exchtalk 16 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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KAMIKAZE_BEN: Many thanks! @CMEGroup @howardlindzon #exchtalk 17 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup the farm system is this…to blog there is more work than being discovered after a few tweets by 100k stocktwits – boom #exchtalk 19 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon And maybe soon we can have some news to announce. Who knows. Thanks again for your thoughts. #exchtalk 20 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup i will hang around for a few minutes thanks so much #exchtalk 20 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon: Good rules to have #exchtalk 22 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon That was great and many thanks for your time. If you have time hopefully others can chime in and ask you questions #exchtalk 23 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @cheapsuits yes, we are working on some simple natural language in posts to help organize your trades and returns & charting #exchtalk 23 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Farm system? I think most would agree you guys are beyond AAA ball, but love the analogies #exchtalk 23 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup we do have rules though…take the penny stock talk elsewhere and the personal attacks. pretty simple otherwise #exchtalk 24 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup we want to be THE farm system for writing, trading and investing financial talent..come with us and build YOUR audience #exchtalk 25 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup whats next is more features that help you surface traders that jive with you..FAST also more filters and discovery tools #exchtalk 26 minutes ago from web |
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cheapsuits: like MarketGuru or Covestor for instance will there be anything to benchmark these ‘smart people’ on StockTwits in ? #exchtalk 26 minutes ago from StockTwits |
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ChicagoDiane: RT @howardlindzon: @CMEGroup our tagline came from the community – real ideas, real investors, real time #exchtalk 27 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Ok, wrapping up with you, so last question – if you can share what’s next for you and the StockTwits team? #exchtalk 30 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @cheapsuits good questions.we can filter and block…thats powerful. also, i like to follow smart people, not necessarily crowds #exchtalk 30 minutes ago from web |
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TradeIdeas: Innovative Q&A on the Twitter stream right now. You know this if you’re following @CMEGroup and @howardlindzon #exchtalk 31 minutes ago from web |
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allanschoenberg: RT @howardlindzon: @CMEGroup our tagline came from the community – real ideas, real investors, real time #exchtalk 31 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup our 100 plus betatesters of stocktwits desktop are all from the community.so everyone pitching in. we are the underdogs #exchtalk 31 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup our tagline came from the community – real ideass, real investors, real time #exchtalk 32 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon More ideas from you guys…I don’t think anyone would complain about that #exchtalk 33 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup so many community ideas.@chartly and all the new blogs. we add and sunbtract small features for user experinece #exchtalk 33 minutes ago from web |
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When it comes to wisdom of the crowds what deferentiates StockTwits from sites like SocialPicks or Stockpickr ? #exchtalk 33 minutes ago from StockTwits |
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@howardlindzon: @CMEGroup fave part of stocktwits is the team. We have so much in pipeline/cant knock off what’s in our heads #exchtalk 34 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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@CMEGroup yes the old ticker at the bottom of cnbc or anywhere you see it, is just etf’s streamed from computers…waste of space #exchtalk 35 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Have you incorporated any feedback/ideas from users into the site? #exchtalk 35 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup my next fave part of stocktwits is the team. we have sooooo much in pipeline and u cant knock off whats in our heads #exchtalk 36 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup i am a weak trader and dont have time to watch tape in real time so camaraderie and discovering talent my fave part #exchtalk 37 minutes ago from web |
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ChicagoDiane: Interesting! RT @howardlindzon: @CMEGroup …set uo a fund that invests in the concept www.socialleveragellc.com so ppl can see #exchtalk 37 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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KevinMHughes: @CMEGroup @howardlindzon the experience being shared by some of the best traders in the mkt #exchtalk 37 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup my fave part of stocktwits is late at night reading ideas and the ambient way twitter works to chat with acquaintances #exchtalk 38 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon real ideas, real people, real time — that’s why we’ve embraced it #exchtalk 38 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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ChicagoDiane: RT @howardlindzon: @CMEGroup not a fan of term social media as relates to finance. i like social leverage over financial leverage. #exchtalk 38 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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Genevangelist: RT @howardlindzon @CMEGroup not a fan of "social media" as it relates to finance. I like social leverage over financial leverage. #exchtalk 39 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon I know this may be difficult — like picking your favorite child — but what’s your favorite part of @StockTwits #exchtalk 39 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup socialmedia sounds too loose and spammy and fun. we have that on our site, but its real ideas, real people, real time #exchtalk 40 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Socialleverage is good — we’ll check out www.socialleveragellc.com #exchtalk 40 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup not such a fan of term social media as it relates to finance. i like sociial leverage over financial leverage. #exchtalk 40 minutes ago from web |
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retheauditors: V V intstg RT @allanschoenberg: RT @CMEGroup: Join us at 10 a.m. CT TODAY for Exchange Talk w/ @Howardlindzon @StockTwits #exchtalk 41 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup love the term socialleverage and set uo a fund that invests in the concept www.socialleveragellc.com so ppl can see #exchtalk 42 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup also traders think in multiple screens and tabs. floooow. thats coming sept 1.with partners on data like CME..look out #exchtalk 42 minutes ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup todd is a buddy and just busts his ass.I grew up in toronto and booed him like everyone…blister this…yada yada :) #exchtalk 44 minutes ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon We often refer to Social Media as the next marketplace. How is it that true for what you’ve done? #exchtalk 44 minutes ago from TweetDeck |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Nice baseball analogies. You’ve been talking with @toddStottlemyre too much we see #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup in sept about to provide a new air/flex home for stock traders AND investors. Our own network..like poker and UFC :) #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon The idea of groups and watchlists is excellent! Great thinking. #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup fact – 90000 subscribers, 8,000 plus tweets, 1000 plus unique contributors a day. 3 hours of live webvid/day #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup the NOW web is day one. I like baseball analogies. its a new model. it makes sense for stocks. so we are early days #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon Ok, so where is @StockTwits now? Dazzle us with facts and figures #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup we are launching a fully juiced version of stocktwits with groups and watchlists and our own interface…tipping coming #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup i dont think we have come close to tippping point. computer trading is way north of 50 percent.the ‘human ticker ‘ now #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @howardlindzon was there a tipping point when you launched? Or have you not reached it yet? #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @Genevangelist twitter text follow at #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup some incredible talent just got the fun and simplicity of sharing ideas so that helped too #exchtalk $$about 1 hour ago from web |
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howardlindzon: @CMEGroup you cant force community. traders started showing up in droves, having fun, sharing ideas so we just embraced it #exchtalk $$about 1 hour ago from web |
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CMEGroup: @Howardlindzon Lets get started. Q1You started @StockTwits last fall. What was your “aha” moment that it could be a trader tool? #exchtalk about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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howardlindzon: i am ready for #exchtalk with @cmegroup $$ about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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