EFA April 20th Options Begin Trading
January 08, 2018 at 10:46 AM EST
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options become available today, for the April 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 102 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..