AKAM July 17th Options Begin Trading
May 01, 2020 at 10:50 AM EDT
Investors in Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 77 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..