First Week of IRET September 18th Options Trading
January 21, 2015 at 12:33 PM EST
Investors in Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) saw new options become available this week, for the September 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 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..