First Week of January 2022 Options Trading For iShares Trust - iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT)
May 24, 2021 at 11:02 AM EDT
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) saw new options begin trading this week, for the January 2022 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 242 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..