ABT October 18th Options Begin Trading
July 11, 2024 at 13:22 PM EDT
Investors in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) saw new options become available today, for the October 18th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 99 days until expiration the newly available 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..