First Week of November 19th Options Trading For iShares Trust - iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB)
March 19, 2021 at 13:34 PM EDT
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) saw new options become available this week, for the November 19th 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 245 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..