First Week of PFF July 2020 Options Trading
November 19, 2019 at 10:47 AM EST
Investors in iShares Trust - Preferred & Income Securities ETF (PFF) saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 2020 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 241 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..