First Week of GRPN December 15th Options Trading
September 20, 2017 at 10:54 AM EDT
Investors in Groupon Inc (GRPN) saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 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 86 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..