January 2018 Options Now Available For iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund (IVE)
May 22, 2017 at 11:39 AM EDT
Investors in iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund (IVE) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2018 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 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..