First Week of STX March 2016 Options Trading
July 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM EDT
Investors in Seagate Technology plc (STX) 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 potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration..