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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Yet even more generous are the stock options that the employees have been allowed to partially cash in via limited share sales.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Much of Zaslav’s compensation is in stock options and equity awards, the value of which soared after Paramount offered to buy Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Employer-granted stock options, however, come with a different set of rules.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Much of this amount reflects the value of changes to stock options awarded in a previous year, Summit said in a securities filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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 Lebert, Marie