stock-option contract

  • 1Stock option return — calculations provide investors an easy metric for comparing stock option positions. For example, for two stock option positions which appear identical, the potential stock option return may be useful for determining which position has the highest …

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  • 2option contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. option contract n …

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  • 3stock option plan — n: a form of deferred compensation that allows an employee to buy corporate stock at a set price (as the prevailing market price at the time of the contract) at any time (as when the market price has risen) during a designated number of years… …

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  • 4Stock option — An option in which the underlying is the common stock of a corporation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * stock option stock option ➔ option * * *    ► See Equity Options. * * * stock option UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE …

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  • 5stock option — An option whose underlying asset is the common stock of a corporation. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * stock option stock option ➔ option * * *    ► See Equity Options. * * * stock option UK U …

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  • 6stock option — noun Date: 1945 1. an option contract involving stock 2. a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period …

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  • 7Employee stock option — An employee stock option is a call option on the common stock of a company, issued as a form of non cash compensation. Restrictions on the option (such as vesting and limited transferability) attempt to align the holder s interest with those of… …

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  • 8stock — The goods and wares of a merchant or tradesman, kept for sale and traffic. In a larger sense, the capital of a merchant or other person, including his merchandise, money, and credits, or, in other words, the entire property employed in business.… …

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  • 9Option (finance) — Stock option redirects here. For the employee incentive, see Employee stock option. Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income …

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  • 10option — op·tion 1 / äp shən/ n 1: the power or right to choose; also: a choice made or available 2: a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time 3: a contract conveying in exchange for the payment of a premium a… …

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