S August 2020 Options Begin Trading
December 23, 2019 at 11:13 AM EST
Investors in Sprint Corp (S) saw new options begin trading today, for the August 2020 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 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..