in the money
Idioms-
Also, in the chips . Rich, affluent. For example, When he's in the money, he's extremely generous to his friends , or After that box-office bonanza, she's in the chips . The chips in the variant presumably allude to poker chips. [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
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Placing first, second or third in a contest on which a bet has been placed, especially a horse race. For example, My luck held today, and I ended up in the money . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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But because the options carried a premium of $8.50 a share at the time of the publication, a seller would be in the money on the trade as long as Nvidia stock remains above $151.50, Kaplan writes.
From Barron's
“It’s been great for the Dodgers. When I joined in March 2022, the cost of a tour was $25. Now no tour is less than $42.50. The team is raking in the money and none of it goes to us.”
From Los Angeles Times
Successful investing primarily involves avoiding costly investment mistakes because growth in the money supply, population and economic productivity takes care of the rest.
From MarketWatch
Also, for outright long options, roll if they become 8 points in the money.
From MarketWatch
“When the world reopened, the costs returned, but now inflated by 20%. The rage we feel today is the hangover from that brief moment where the American Option was momentarily back in the money,” he says.
From MarketWatch
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