First Week of EDU October 18th Options Trading
February 25, 2014 at 11:58 AM EST
Investors in New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc (EDU) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 18th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 235 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..