First Week of BTU January 2020 Options Trading
May 23, 2019 at 10:32 AM EDT
Investors in Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) saw new options begin trading this week, for the January 2020 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..