First Week of EFA March 2016 Options Trading
March 24, 2015 at 11:16 AM EDT
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 2016 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 360 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..