Interesting EFA Put Options For March 2018
March 06, 2017 at 10:38 AM EST
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options become available today, for the March 2018 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 375 days until expiration the newly available 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..