Interesting HYG Put And Call Options For March 2016
July 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM EDT
Investors in iShares iBoxx Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYG) saw new options become available this week, for the March 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 241 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..