First Week of VGK September 18th Options Trading
January 22, 2015 at 12:06 PM EST
Investors in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) saw new options become available this week, for the September 18th 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 239 days until expiration the newly available 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..