January 2018 Options Now Available For Proshares Short S&P500 (SH)
October 12, 2015 at 11:12 AM EDT
Investors in Proshares Short S&P500 (SH) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2018 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 830 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..