DUST October 2019 Options Begin Trading

Investors in Direxion Shares Exchange Traded Fund Trust - Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares Aug 2016 (DUST) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 2019 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 436 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..