ZIOP January 2019 Options Begin Trading
September 12, 2016 at 11:10 AM EDT
Investors in ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (ZIOP) saw new options become available today, for the January 2019 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 858 days until expiration the newly available 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..