Calls And Puts Trade In JCP – Premium Sellers Jump In

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Shares of JCPenney Co. (JCP) are down .15 to 8.53 today. JCP is in the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 20000 JCP Nov 9 calls at .20.
  • The ADV is 24251 contracts.
  • The OI is 12499 contracts.

The volume went up in one block on the PHLX. Size prints in Nov went up with paper selling calls and puts all on the same exchange. Most of the volume is way over the OI so this is new option selling into earnings on Friday.

  • IV 30 is trading 62%.
  • HV10 is trading for 35%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

J. C.Penney Company, Inc. (JCPenney) is a holding company. The Company’s operating subsidiary is J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (JCP). The Company’s business consists of selling merchandise and services to consumers through its department stores and Website at jcpenney.com, which utilizes applications for desktop, mobile and tablet devices.