April 2016 Options Now Available For MMM
August 24, 2015 at 12:01 PM EDT
Investors in 3M Co (MMM) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 2016 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 235 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..