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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When she said she worked for Amazon, still in its infancy, Canin advised that she try to get stock options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The tech giant’s employees became Futu users, cashing out their gains from Tencent stock options and using the money to trade on the Futu platform, Li told a conference in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

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

From barter to the trading of commodities futures and stock options, from money to the cashless society, markets constitute frameworks for higher transaction efficiency, often equated with profit.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin