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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Chen was the company’s president and chief financial officer before stepping down in 2023, and is the company’s fifth billionaire thanks to the boatload of stock options he was awarded during his tenure.
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Connor Greene, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The package, now worth around $101 billion based on Tesla’s closing share price Monday, is made up of 303 million Tesla stock options.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s on top of the $38.7 million in compensation that he’s already realized since 2021, consisting of salary, bonus, and vested stock, and exercised stock options, according to calculations by executive compensation data firm Equilar.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
More coherent stock option regulation, enhanced incentives to found a company, and lower entrepreneur taxes.
—Jorge Lluch, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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Connor Greene, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The package, now worth around $101 billion based on Tesla’s closing share price Monday, is made up of 303 million Tesla stock options.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s on top of the $38.7 million in compensation that he’s already realized since 2021, consisting of salary, bonus, and vested stock, and exercised stock options, according to calculations by executive compensation data firm Equilar.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
More coherent stock option regulation, enhanced incentives to found a company, and lower entrepreneur taxes.
—Jorge Lluch, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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