First Week of INTC February 2015 Options Trading
October 23, 2014 at 11:30 AM EDT
Investors in Intel Corp (INTC) saw new options begin trading this week, for the February 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 120 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..