April 2018 Options Now Available For SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)
August 22, 2017 at 11:41 AM EDT
Investors in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 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 241 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..