Interesting CIU Put And Call Options For April 2015
August 22, 2014 at 12:08 PM EDT
Investors in iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund (CIU) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2015 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 238 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration..