First Week of July 21st Options Trading For PowerShares QQQ
March 24, 2017 at 10:35 AM EDT
Investors in PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 21st 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 119 days until expiration the newly trading 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..