First Week of MSFT March 2015 Options Trading
November 25, 2014 at 12:48 PM EST
Investors in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 2015 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 115 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..