First Week of VNQ March 2016 Options Trading
July 27, 2015 at 11:02 AM EDT
Investors in Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 2016 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 235 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..