First Week of SPSM March 2022 Options Trading
July 16, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT
Investors in SPDR Series Trust - Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SPSM) saw new options become available this week, for the March 2022 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 245 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..