First Week of GDX September 18th Options Trading
January 22, 2015 at 10:56 AM EST
Investors in Gold Miners ETF (GDX) saw new options begin trading this week, for the September 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 239 days until expiration the newly trading 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..