First Week of September 2015 Options Trading For iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA)
September 23, 2014 at 11:50 AM EDT
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the September 2015 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 360 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..