October 2015 Options Now Available For Verizon Communications (VZ)
December 22, 2014 at 12:49 PM EST
Investors in Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 2015 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 298 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..