First Week of July 17th Options Trading For Xinyuan Real Estate

Investors in Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd (XIN) saw new options become available this week, for the July 17th 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 136 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..