stock option

noun

1. an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock option¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

That increase in wealth isn’t bad, considering Tesla shareholders recently voted to award Musk restricted stock options worth roughly $1 trillion if all performance incentives are met.

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The rule, issued in 2004 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, requires firms to charge stock options against earnings.

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The “free” idea started circulating around Tesla events after a Delaware judge voided Musk’s 2018 pay package, which awarded him some 300 million stock options, citing inadequate shareholder disclosures.

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The “free” idea started circulating around Tesla events after a Delaware judge voided Musk’s 2018 pay package, which awarded him some 300 million stock options, citing inadequate shareholder disclosures.

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Bradley Peterson is President of Evolve Psychiatry Professional Corporation and serves as an advisor to Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health, where he holds stock options.

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