stock option
noun
1
: an option contract involving stock
2
: a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period
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Citadel Securities pays about a billion dollars a year to retail brokers such as Robinhood for the privilege of fulfilling amateur investors’ orders—to buy everything from common shares of Nvidia to stock options.
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Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Because of the company’s stock options plan, thousands of current and former employees became overnight millionaires.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen each hold millions of shares and stock options.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
According to The New York Times, about 4,400 employees of the rocket company — from the C-suite level to cafeteria workers — instantly became millionaires Friday thanks to stock options built into their employment contracts.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
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Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Because of the company’s stock options plan, thousands of current and former employees became overnight millionaires.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen each hold millions of shares and stock options.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
According to The New York Times, about 4,400 employees of the rocket company — from the C-suite level to cafeteria workers — instantly became millionaires Friday thanks to stock options built into their employment contracts.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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