First Week of October 16th Options Trading For Novartis (NVS)
February 24, 2015 at 10:50 AM EST
Investors in Novartis (NVS) saw new options become available this week, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 234 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..