Options Brief: AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)

Shares of AutoZone, Inc. AZO are higher on the session by 0.57%, trading at $282.78. Overall put volume is now running at 2.49x the daily average, with 3% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,671 contracts have traded on the session so far. AutoZone, Inc. is a retailer and a distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories. As of August 28, 2010, the company operated 4,389 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, and 238 in Mexico.