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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If the IPO price is much higher than that exercise price, the options are immediately very valuable.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Berkshire’s 83.9 million Occidental warrants, with a $59.59 exercise price, are now in the money and valued to increase by $500 million.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 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

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)

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