First Week of September 2020 Options Trading For Vanguard International Equity Index Funds - Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Exchange Traded Fund (VWO)

Investors in Vanguard International Equity Index Funds - Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Exchange Traded Fund (VWO) saw new options become available this week, for the September 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 353 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..