First Week of ANR November 22nd Options Trading
August 19, 2014 at 10:44 AM EDT
Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc (ANR) saw new options become available this week, for the November 22nd expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 95 days until expiration the newly available 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..