First Week of VRSN June 2015 Options Trading
October 23, 2014 at 12:03 PM EDT
Investors in Verisign Inc (VRSN) saw new options begin trading this week, for the June 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 239 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..