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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Some real estate agents say high-performing tech stocks are behind the uptick in Bay Area sales, allowing tech company employees to cash out their stock options to put a higher down payment on a home.
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Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Obsessed with quarterly returns and stock prices, CEOs and corporate boards have rewarded shareholders by buying back stocks, increasing the value of the remaining shares and hence of the stock options that form part of most executive pay packages.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2020
Like many bigwigs, Benioff’s real worth comes from his stock options.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 July 2024
While the for-profit entity Proton AG can still do things like offer stock options to recruits and even raise its own capital on private markets, the Foundation serves as a backstop against moving too far from Proton's founding mission, Yen wrote.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
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Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Obsessed with quarterly returns and stock prices, CEOs and corporate boards have rewarded shareholders by buying back stocks, increasing the value of the remaining shares and hence of the stock options that form part of most executive pay packages.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2020
Like many bigwigs, Benioff’s real worth comes from his stock options.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 July 2024
While the for-profit entity Proton AG can still do things like offer stock options to recruits and even raise its own capital on private markets, the Foundation serves as a backstop against moving too far from Proton's founding mission, Yen wrote.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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