APA April 2020 Options Begin Trading
August 19, 2019 at 10:51 AM EDT
Investors in Apache Corp (APA) saw new options become available today, for the April 2020 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 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..