First Week of EWBC April 2020 Options Trading
August 20, 2019 at 11:10 AM EDT
Investors in East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 241 days until expiration the newly available 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..