Commit To Purchase Athersys At $2, Earn 30.7% Annualized Using Options

Investors considering a purchase of Athersys Inc (ATHX) shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $2.02/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the April 2019 put at the $2 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 40 cents..