First Week of IBKR December 20th Options Trading
June 23, 2014 at 10:43 AM EDT
Investors in Interactive Brokers Group Inc (IBKR) saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 20th 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 180 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..