First Week of ALDR July 2019 Options Trading

Investors in Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (ALDR) saw new options become available this week, for the July 2019 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 232 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..