Interesting TLT Put And Call Options For May 15th
January 22, 2015 at 12:07 PM EST
Investors in iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) saw new options begin trading this week, for the May 15th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 113 days until expiration the newly trading 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..