First Week of MRTX March 2018 Options Trading
September 18, 2017 at 10:34 AM EDT
Investors in Mirati Therapeutics Inc (MRTX) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 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 179 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..