- stock, option, agreement
- convention f d'option d'achat d'actions
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
stock option — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period. [1940 45] * * * Contractual agreement entitling the holder to buy or sell a share of stock… … Universalium
Option Agreement — 1. A signed agreement between an investor who is seeking to open an options account and his or her brokerage firm. This agreement is used to verify the investor s level of experience and to ensure that the investor clearly understands the various … Investment dictionary
Incentive stock option — Incentive stock options (ISO s), are a type of employee stock option that can be granted only to employees and confer a U.S. tax benefit. ISO s are also sometimes referred to as incentive share options or Qualified Stock Options.The tax benefit… … Wikipedia
employee stock option — ➔ option * * * employee stock option UK US noun [C] (UK employee share option) FINANCE, HR ► a special agreement that gives an employee the right to buy company stock for a particular price by a particular date, sometimes offered as a reward or… … Financial and business terms
option — 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… … Law dictionary
qualified stock option — In the USA, an agreement giving employees the right to purchase company stock at a later date at a specified option price, which is normally lower than the market price. This meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) … Accounting dictionary
option — an agreement, often for a consideration, which permits the purchase or sale of something within a stipulated time, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For example, a right by a tenant to take up a further lease of premises, usually… … Financial and business terms
Option — Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date. Investors, not companies, issue options. Investors who purchase call options bet the stock will be worth more than the price set… … Financial and business terms
stock — 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.… … Black's law dictionary
option — Right of election to exercise a privilege. Contract made for consideration to keep an offer open for prescribed period. A right, which acts as a continuing offer, given for consideration, to purchase or lease property at an agreed upon price and… … Black's law dictionary
option — An agreement by which one binds himself to perform a certain act, usually to transfer property, for a stipulated price within a designated time, leaving it to the discretion of the person to whom the option is given to accept upon the terms… … Ballentine's law dictionary