Options Brief: The Kroger Co. (KR)

Shares of The Kroger Co. KR are lower on the session by 0.25%, trading at $23.65.

Overall call volume is now running at 3.95x the daily average, with 99% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,030 contracts have traded on the session so far.

The Kroger Co. is a retailer in the United States. The company also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets. As of January 30, 2010, the company operated, either directly or through its subsidiaries, 2,468 supermarkets and multi-department stores, 893 of which had fuel centers.