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Employee stock option norms: SEBI extends deadline to year-end
The Hindu Business Line  May 13  Comment 
The deadline for companies to align their Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOP) and Employee Stock Purchase Schemes (ESOS) with SEBI regulations has been extended from June 30 to December 31. ...
C-suite addiction to stock options no bonus for shareholders
The Globe and Mail  May 6  Comment 
While stock options are a no-lose proposition for those who get them, they are a no-win situation for existing shareholders
Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options
Sydney Morning Herald  Apr 26  Comment 
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's initial public offering.     
NSE's stock option strategy pays off as volumes soar
The Economic Times  Apr 16  Comment 
The average daily stock option trading volumes in April has been Rs 11,900 crore so far as against Rs 9,738 crore in February and Rs 9,564 crore in March.
Yangarra appoints Vice President, Operations and grants stock options
OilVoice  Apr 11  Comment 
Yangarra Resources Ltd. TSXVYGR announces the appointment of Lorne Simpson as Vice President Operations. Mr. Simpson has over 30 years of drilling and completions experience. Most recently Mr.
Tesla’s C.F.O. Reaps Healthy Profit on Stock Options
New York Times  Apr 4  Comment 
Tesla's chief financial officer, Deepak Ahuja, pocketed profits of around $573,000 on Tesla stock on Monday, the same day that the company revised its profits forecast for the first quarter.
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Grants Stock Options Under Inducement Program
Benzinga  Apr 4  Comment 
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative, life-altering therapies for patients with debilitating and often fatal rare diseases, today announced that...
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Grants Stock Options Under Inducement Program
Benzinga  Apr 3  Comment 
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative, life-altering therapies for patients with debilitating and often fatal rare diseases, today announced that...
HKEx Announces Stock Options Revamp
Mondo Visione  Mar 20  Comment 
 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will revamp its stock options market in a range of areas from product design and fees to market making with effect from 2 May this year in response to growing market interest in the product. "The...
NSE to revise scheme of strikes in stock options
The Economic Times  Mar 7  Comment 
The NSE today said it is implementing a new scheme of strikes for all stock options contracts and across all expiries effective April 1.




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Stock Options - Definition

Options contracts with stocks as the underlying asset. Options contracts are securities that grants the buyer the power but not the obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at an agreed price.

Stock Options - Types

There are 2 types of stock options; Call Options and Put Options. Call options allows the buyer of the option to buy the stocks from the seller at the agreed price anytime before expiration and Put options allows the buyer of the option to sell the stocks to the seller of the option at the agreed price anytime before expiration.

Stock Options - Laymen Terms

When you buy or own a stock option, you own the rights to make the seller of the option perform the contract whenever you want to, only when you want to. Hence the term "no obligation". When you buy a call option, you can demand the seller to sell you the stocks at the agreed price even if the stock is actually at a much higher price. When you buy a put option, you can demand the seller to buy your stocks at the agreed price even if the stock is much lower.

see also http://options-team.com Chicago Board Options Exchange Stock Options --Jasonnoguchi 20:16, September 10, 2008 (PDT)

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