First Week of March 2015 Options Trading For iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA)
March 26, 2014 at 10:54 AM EDT
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 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 359 days until expiration the newly trading 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..