First Week of March 2016 Options Trading For iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM)
February 24, 2015 at 10:50 AM EST
Investors in iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) saw new options become available this week, for the March 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 388 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..