First Week of VEA March 2019 Options Trading
July 24, 2018 at 12:42 PM EDT
Investors in Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Exchange Traded Fund (VEA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 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 234 days until expiration the newly trading 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..