Options Brief: Walgreen Co. (WAG)

Shares of Walgreen Co. WAG are higher on the session by 0.59%, currently trading at $33.90. Call volume is now running at 2.94x the daily average, with 22% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 15,745 call contracts have traded so far during the session. Walgreen Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of a chain of drugstores in the United States. The company's drugstores sell prescription and non-prescription drugs, and general merchandise. Its general merchandise comprises household products, convenience foods, and seasonal items, as well as personal care, beauty care, candy, and photofinishing products.