First Week of EFA December 2015 Options Trading
December 23, 2014 at 11:25 AM EST
Investors in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 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 360 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..