Options Brief: James River Coal Company (JRCC)

Shares of James River Coal Company JRCC are higher on the session by 4.08%, trading at $23.75. Overall call volume is now running at 2.24x the daily average, with 68% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,490 contracts have traded on the session so far. James River Coal Company mines, processes and sells bituminous, steam- and industrial-grade coal through six operating subsidiaries (mining complexes) located throughout eastern Kentucky and in southern Indiana.