First Week of April 2015 Options Trading For iShares S&P 100 Index Fund
December 24, 2014 at 11:03 AM EST
Investors in iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (OEF) saw new options begin trading this week, for the April 2015 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 114 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration..