stock option
noun
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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The per-share purchase price — akin to a stock option’s exercise price — echoes back to when companies would hand out options to executives but set their grant date to an earlier point in time when the share price was lower.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
When Hemsley returned as CEO in June, the board of directors gave him a one-time $60-million award of stock options that would vest after three years.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Traditionally, successful exits – whether through IPOs or acquisitions – provided returns to employees through stock options and equity participation.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
These figures exclude stock options and bonuses, which can double or triple the total package.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
When Hemsley returned as CEO in June, the board of directors gave him a one-time $60-million award of stock options that would vest after three years.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Traditionally, successful exits – whether through IPOs or acquisitions – provided returns to employees through stock options and equity participation.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
These figures exclude stock options and bonuses, which can double or triple the total package.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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