AOS January 2022 Options Begin Trading
May 20, 2021 at 11:06 AM EDT
Investors in Smith (A O) Corp (AOS) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2022 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 246 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..