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exercise price

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noun

  1. stock exchange the price at which the holder of a traded option may exercise his right to buy (or sell) a security

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The options give recipients a right to buy company stock at a set price, which is called the exercise price or strike price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In October 2022, Amazon first secured warrants to purchase approximately 1.5 million shares at an exercise price of $20.34 per share.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

MP Materials recently traded at around $83, more than double the conversion and exercise price that the company gave the government in its funding deal.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Occidental shares fell roughly 2.5% Thursday to trade below Berkshire’s exercise price at $56.54, but the shares have gained more than 80% this year as oil prices soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

It is essential, to prevent inflation, that we ask both labor and business to exercise price and wage restraint, and I do so again tonight.

From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)