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Stock option

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003193

A contractual right, but not an obligation, to buy or sell a specified number of shares of a company's stock at a predetermined price within a certain period. While primarily a financial instrument, stock options can be part of executive compensation packages, influencing risk-taking behavior within a company. Their value is subject to market fluctuations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003193
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003193",
  "term": "Stock option",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A contractual right, but not an obligation, to buy or sell a specified number of shares of a company's stock at a predetermined price within a certain period. While primarily a financial instrument, stock options can be part of executive compensation packages, influencing risk-taking behavior within a company. Their value is subject to market fluctuations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/stock-option/"
}

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