First Week of March 2016 Options Trading For Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)
July 27, 2015 at 11:02 AM EDT
Investors in Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 2016 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 235 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..