First Week of October 16th Options Trading For SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
February 26, 2015 at 11:40 AM EST
Investors in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) saw new options become available this week, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 232 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..