First Week of August 21st Options Trading For Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)
April 21, 2015 at 11:32 AM EDT
Investors in Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw new options become available this week, for the August 21st expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 122 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..