stock option
noun[C]
STOCK MARKET,FINANCEukus[usually plural](alsoshare option)
acontractfor therighttobuyandsellsharesat alaterdateor within acertainperiodat aparticularprice:
It's likepersuadingpeopletobuystockoptionsbackimmediatelyafter the 1987stockmarketcrash.
Henettedover $217 million from thesaleofstockoptionsbetween 1998 and 2001.
Compare
call option
put option
therightof anexecutiveor otheremployeetobuysharesintheircompanyat alowerpricethanusual:
Theincreaseduse ofstockoptionsmakes ithardertogaugeexactlywhatpeopleareearning.
Thecorporationproposestoimplementanemployeestockoptionplanforkeyemployees.