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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Additionally, timing the exercise of stock options strategically—considering capital gains tax rates and company performance—can optimize after-tax returns.
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Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Last week, longtime Musk ally James Murdoch -- the estranged son of Fox boss Rupert Murdoch and a board member since 2017 -- became the latest to do so, exercising a stock option and selling shares worth approximately $13 million, according to an SEC filing.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla urged Delaware’s highest court to salvage Elon Musk’s record-setting pay package after a lower-court judge rejected it twice, taking his epic legal battle over tens of billions of dollars in stock options to the next level.
—Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2025
That included the pay package for CEO Bob Iger totaling $41.1 million for the period (up 30% from 2023), which included stock grants worth $18.25 million and stock options valued at $12 million.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Last week, longtime Musk ally James Murdoch -- the estranged son of Fox boss Rupert Murdoch and a board member since 2017 -- became the latest to do so, exercising a stock option and selling shares worth approximately $13 million, according to an SEC filing.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla urged Delaware’s highest court to salvage Elon Musk’s record-setting pay package after a lower-court judge rejected it twice, taking his epic legal battle over tens of billions of dollars in stock options to the next level.
—Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2025
That included the pay package for CEO Bob Iger totaling $41.1 million for the period (up 30% from 2023), which included stock grants worth $18.25 million and stock options valued at $12 million.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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