When are new options contract dates issued?

NexusFi · 2015-04-27T20:48:17-04:00

So presently, IEF (has options expiring in May and June, then not again until September, December, etc. I assume the calendar is determined by the level of activity on a particular option. How can I figure out when July contracts will be issued? I'm interested not just in IEF, but generally how to determine when new dates become available? I want to mark my calendar so I can swap out the option for one further out in time once it becomes available.

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When are new options contract dates issued?

April 27th, 2015, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
randomengineer Chicago, IL USA Posts: 10 since Apr 2015 Thanks Given: 6 Thanks Received: 0	So presently, IEF has options expiring in May and June, then not again until September, December, etc. I assume the calendar is determined by the level of activity on a particular option. How can I figure out when July contracts will be issued? I'm interested not just in IEF, but generally how to determine when new dates become available? I want to mark my calendar so I can swap out the option for one further out in time once it becomes available.