By BNK Invest
Publication Date: 2026-02-25 17:00:00
Investors in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Symbol: HPE) saw new options begin trading today, expiring in March 2027. One of the key factors influencing the price an options buyer is willing to pay is time value, so with 387 days left until expiration, the new trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to earn a higher premium than would be available for contracts with a closer expiration. In Stock Options ChannelOur YieldBoost formula looked up and down HPE’s options chain for the new March 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the strike price of $20.00 has a current bid of $3.30. If an investor sells to open that put contract, he or she agrees to buy the shares at $20.00, but will also collect the premium, which puts the cost basis of the shares at $16.70 (before broker commissions). To an already interested investor…
