stock option

nouns

the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
is a type of (narrower)
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
a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price
"stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach"
is a type of (narrower)
financial assistance in time of need