call option


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Noun1.call option - an option to buy
stock option - the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
2.call option - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
straddle, span - the act of sitting or standing astride
option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
put, put option - the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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Holders of Acreage Shares as of June 26 are entitled to receive approximately $2.63, being their pro rata portion of $300M paid by Canopy Growth to such persons as consideration for granting the Canopy Growth Call Option. It is expected that the Option Premium will be distributed to such holders of record on or before July 3.
These call options will be transferred at a price of SEK19.10 per call option, equivalent to the market value according to an external independent valuation, applying the Black-Scholes-model.
In this hypothetical example, Carl receives 90 cents per share from his sale of the call option. For his 200 shares, that's $180.
UK energy procurement consultant Inspired Energy (AIM: INSE) has exercised a call option to acquire the outstanding 10% interest in Horizon Energy Group Ltd.
"Biogen, Samsung's business partner, made a decision to exercise its call option during an earnings report conference call on April 24.
M2 PHARMA-December 7, 2017-Meda reports on amendment of MTN terms and conditions and exercises call option
PNB has obtained approval from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to exercise its call option on the P3.5 billion lower tier 2 unsecured subordinated debt issued on May 9, 2012, the bank disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday.
PNB informed the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) it received the green light from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to exercise its call option on the P3.5 billion lower Tier 2 unsecured subordinated debt issued in May 2012.
This upfront payment is the key difference between Salam and a conventional call option. In principle, Sharia discourages forward contracts to avoid Riba Nassia (deferred delivery).
Those two issues account for about $90 million in the difference in price for the disputed Chrysler call option, according to Parsons' opinion.
Sistema has obtained a call option to acquire stakes in eight exploration and production companies which currently form RussneftaACAOs Urals Group of companies (control in Belkamneft and several other assets).
Similarly, the call option will give foreign investors more flexibility to increase their shareholding in companies.