June 2018 Options Now Available For iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (OEF)
June 23, 2016 at 10:50 AM EDT
Investors in iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (OEF) saw new options become available today, for the June 2018 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 722 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..