striking price

noun

Finance. the fixed price at which a person can exercise an option to buy or sell something, especially in a call or put option.

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Nearby words

strikeout, strikeover, striker, striking, striking circle, striking price, striking train, strikingly, strimmer, strimon, strindberg

Origin of striking price

First recorded in 1960–65

Also called exercise price.

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