strike price
noun
: an agreed-upon price at which an option contract can be exercised
called also striking price
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Straddles are a type of options strategy in which a trader buys both put and call options on the same stock, with the same strike price and expiration date.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 July 2025
This resulted in a $150,000 spread between the price at which the shares were trading at the time of exercise and the strike price (7500 x $30 = $225,000 MINUS 7500 x $10 = $75,000).
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The filing didn’t include the put options’ value, strike price or expiration, and Appaloosa could also have exited the position since the end of the first quarter in March.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Once vested, exercising the options triggers taxation on the difference between the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise and the option strike price.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 July 2025
This resulted in a $150,000 spread between the price at which the shares were trading at the time of exercise and the strike price (7500 x $30 = $225,000 MINUS 7500 x $10 = $75,000).
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The filing didn’t include the put options’ value, strike price or expiration, and Appaloosa could also have exited the position since the end of the first quarter in March.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Once vested, exercising the options triggers taxation on the difference between the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise and the option strike price.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Strike price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20price. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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