Interesting IEF Put And Call Options For January 2018

Investors in iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF) saw new options become available today, for the January 2018 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 795 days until expiration the newly available 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..