ABT November 22nd Options Begin Trading
March 24, 2014 at 12:07 PM EDT
Investors in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) saw new options become available today, for the November 22nd expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 243 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..