strike price
noun
: an agreed-upon price at which an option contract can be exercised
called also striking price
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If the stock never trades above the strike price, the contract will expire and the call holder will lose the premium paid for the option.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The investor was also given warrants at different strike prices.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
This trade would be profitable if the stock appreciates to, or even well through, the $50 strike price as of May expiration (although there may be opportunities to take the trade off profitably before the expiration date).
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The risk is that because one is short two puts for every one held long, the holder of this position could be forced to buy the shares at that $200 strike price.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The investor was also given warrants at different strike prices.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
This trade would be profitable if the stock appreciates to, or even well through, the $50 strike price as of May expiration (although there may be opportunities to take the trade off profitably before the expiration date).
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The risk is that because one is short two puts for every one held long, the holder of this position could be forced to buy the shares at that $200 strike price.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike price
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“Strike price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20price. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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