VT February 2017 Options Begin Trading
June 20, 2016 at 11:44 AM EDT
Investors in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) saw new options become available today, for the February 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 242 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..