fintwit

English

Etymology

Short for financial Twitter.

Noun

fintwit (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) That part of the Twitter microblogging community that tweets about finance and stock markets.
   • 2018 October 19, Robin Speziale, “My daily routine”, in Capital Compounders: How to Beat the Market and Make Money Investing in Growth Stocks‎^[1], page 170:

     3:00 - 4:00pm: […] Get caught up on any news on BNNBloomberg.ca, CNBC.com and Twitter ("fintwit" community)

   • [2018 October 30, Sarah Ponczek, Vildana Hajric, “All of Trump's Stock Market Tweets in One Chart”, in Bloomberg News:

     Trump has commented on the stock market more than 30 times since his election […] Here’s a look at Trump’s #FinTwit habit and the S&P 500]

   • [2020 November, Kate Healy, “AdvoKate: Nurture Yourself, Stand Out from the Crowd”, in Journal of Financial Planning, volume 33, number 11, pages 29–30:

     Read that Wall Street Journal or other industry publications, follow "FinTwit" on social media, listen to that podcast […]]