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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Offer meaningful equity—Whether through stock options, profit-sharing or alternative incentives, companies must design real paths for stakeholders to participate in success, not just work for it.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: The company's early adoption of stock options for employees led to the minting of four billionaires and as many as 12,000 Microsoft millionaires.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Under Canadian law, public-office holders need to divest their assets, such as stock options, either by selling them or having a trustee manage or sell them without, in this case, consulting Carney.
—Christopher Guly, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Tan will receive a package of stock options worth $9.6 million, as well as a new hire option grant worth $25 million.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: The company's early adoption of stock options for employees led to the minting of four billionaires and as many as 12,000 Microsoft millionaires.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Under Canadian law, public-office holders need to divest their assets, such as stock options, either by selling them or having a trustee manage or sell them without, in this case, consulting Carney.
—Christopher Guly, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Tan will receive a package of stock options worth $9.6 million, as well as a new hire option grant worth $25 million.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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