January 2017 Options Now Available For Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
October 13, 2014 at 11:08 AM EDT
Investors in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2017 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 830 days until expiration the newly trading 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..