First Week of June 2015 Options Trading For iShares iBoxx Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD)
October 29, 2014 at 11:01 AM EDT
Investors in iShares iBoxx Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD) saw new options begin trading this week, for the June 2015 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 233 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..