First Week of NUGT December 21st Options Trading
April 24, 2018 at 11:24 AM EDT
Investors in Direxion Shares Exchange Traded Fund Trust - Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares Feb 2017 (NUGT) saw new options become available this week, for the December 21st expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 241 days until expiration the newly available 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..