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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]  
Schedule of Black-Scholes-Merton ("BSM") option-pricing model
The fair value of the Company's employee stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton ("BSM") option-pricing model using the following assumptions:

 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Dividend yield
0%
 
0%
Volatility
57.88% - 65.89%
 
65.81%
Risk-free rate
0.64% - 1.09%
 
1.79%
Expected life
4.2 years - 6.5 years
 
4.3 years
Fair value of options
$5.54 - $6.06
 
$6.14
Information related to option activity
Information related to option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows:

   
Shares Under Options
  
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
  
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term
  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value*
 
      
(per share)
  
(in years)
    
Outstanding-beginning of year
  180,942  $16.50       
Granted
  139,000   10.96       
Exercised
  (6,000)  9.04       
Cancelled/forfeited/expired
  (78,500)  22.64       
Outstanding at September 30, 2012
  235,442  $11.38   7.2  $24,500 
                  
Exercisable at September 30, 2012
  87,889  $12.02   3.7  $24,500 
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* The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. The per share market value of our common stock, as determined by the closing price on September 28, 2012, was $9.97.
 
Schedule of weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding
The number, weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and the number and weighted average exercise price of options exercisable as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:

Exercise Price
 
Shares Under Outstanding Options
 
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
 
Shares Under Exercisable Options
       
(in years)
   
$3.84
 
4,000
 
1.4
 
4,000
$10.90
 
21,000
 
4.7
 
21,000
$10.90
 
104,000
 
9.7
 
-
$11.22
 
54,442
 
8.2
 
10,889
$11.54
 
12,000
 
4.4
 
12,000
$11.75
 
12,000
 
3.4
 
12,000
$14.32
 
14,000
 
2.4
 
14,000
$14.98
 
14,000
 
0.4
 
14,000
   
235,442
 
7.2
 
87,889