First Week of February 2021 Options Trading For American Equity Investment Life Holding (AEL)
June 26, 2020 at 10:37 AM EDT
Investors in American Equity Investment Life Holding Co (AEL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the February 2021 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 238 days until expiration the newly trading 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..