First Week of September 20th Options Trading For Proshares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY)
January 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM EST
Investors in Proshares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) saw new options become available this week, for the September 20th 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 240 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..