Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc. (IOVA)

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Investors in Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 20th 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 235 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.

The most recent short interest data was recently released for the 02/28/2019 settlement date, and Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 11.19 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.57. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded.

Investors in Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the February 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IOVA options chain for the new February 15th contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest.

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Investors in Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 20th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IOVA options chain for the new July 20th contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest.

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