First Week of ESRX October 18th Options Trading
July 22, 2014 at 12:39 PM EDT
Investors in Express Scripts Holding Co (ESRX) saw new options become available this week, for the October 18th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 88 days until expiration the newly available 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..