First Week of January 2021 Options Trading For Chaparral Energy (CHAP)
May 18, 2020 at 10:41 AM EDT
Investors in Chaparral Energy Inc (CHAP) saw new options begin trading this week, for the January 2021 expiration. One of the key data points 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 potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration..