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Stock option

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004706

A contract that gives an employee the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specific number of shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price, known as the strike price. The option is exercisable for a limited period after a vesting schedule is met. The tax treatment of stock options depends on whether they are non-qualified stock options (NQSOs) or incentive stock options (ISOs).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004706
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004706",
  "term": "Stock option",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A contract that gives an employee the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specific number of shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price, known as the strike price. The option is exercisable for a limited period after a vesting schedule is met. The tax treatment of stock options depends on whether they are non-qualified stock options (NQSOs) or incentive stock options (ISOs).",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/stock-option/"
}

Record 4,796 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.