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 was able to keep vested stock options valued at around $28 million as of Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

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

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