First Week of February 2017 Options Trading For Aratana Therapeutics
June 28, 2016 at 10:33 AM EDT
Investors in Aratana Therapeutics, Inc (PETX) saw new options begin trading this week, 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 234 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..