First Week of YHOO October 20th Options Trading
February 23, 2017 at 10:37 AM EST
Investors in Yahoo! Inc (YHOO) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 20th 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 239 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..