First Week of CATY November 15th Options Trading
March 19, 2019 at 11:12 AM EDT
Investors in Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) saw new options become available this week, for the November 15th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 241 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..