First Week of FITB May 2015 Options Trading
September 24, 2014 at 11:32 AM EDT
Investors in Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) saw new options begin trading this week, for the May 2015 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 233 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..