First Week of September 2016 Options Trading For Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)
November 24, 2015 at 10:56 AM EST
Investors in Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw new options become available this week, for the September 2016 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 297 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..