January 2017 Options Now Available For ConocoPhillips (COP)
October 13, 2014 at 10:55 AM EDT
Investors in ConocoPhillips (COP) saw new options become available today, for the January 2017 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 830 days until expiration the newly available 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..