First Week of September 18th Options Trading For iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY)
January 21, 2015 at 11:58 AM EST
Investors in iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY) saw new options begin trading this week, for the September 18th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 240 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..