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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One major company’s latest layoffs disproportionately targeted employees with unvested stock options.
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
In January, GameStop outlined a compensation package for Cohen comprising stock options tied to performance targets, including market capitalization and earnings thresholds.
—Yun Li,anniek Bao,annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Each exec got seven tranches of stock options with exercise prices ranging from $1,116 to $3,727 per share.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
In January, GameStop outlined a compensation package for Cohen comprising stock options tied to performance targets, including market capitalization and earnings thresholds.
—Yun Li,anniek Bao,annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Each exec got seven tranches of stock options with exercise prices ranging from $1,116 to $3,727 per share.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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