stock options

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1. The right to purchase a company's shares at a future date at an agreed price. Companies often give stock options to their executives as an incentive to improve the company's performance and boost its share price. If the share price has risen above the agreed price of the option by the time the option is exercised, the executive stands to make a considerable profit.

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He will be allowed to retain and exercise some previously vested stock options but won’t receive severance payments, benefits or accelerated stock-based awards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As SpaceX's shares are unlocked Thursday, some early employees who received thousands of stock options as part of their compensation packages could see a massive windfall.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The companies on the AI frontier that are raiding universities for all kinds of talent can offer unimaginable salaries and stock options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Liquid, publicly-traded stock will allow these companies to attract talent with more immediate payoffs via stock options, rather than waiting around for long periods in illiquid assets, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The authors of these articles are paid at a standard rate, have journalist status and are also given stock options in the company.

From Interviews (1998-2001) by Marie Lebert