First Week of May 15th Options Trading For iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM)
January 21, 2015 at 12:21 PM EST
Investors in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM) saw new options become available this week, for the May 15th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 114 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..