期权

期權

qīquán

noun #38,165

Meanings

1 option (finance)
2 options contract
3 stock option

Characters

right; authority

Examples

公司给核心员工发放了股票期权。

Gōngsī gěi héxīn yuángōng fāfàng le gǔpiào qīquán.

The company granted stock options to core employees.

期权交易风险很高。

Qīquán jiāoyì fēngxiǎn hěn gāo.

Options trading carries very high risk.

Tips

usage

Standard finance term. 期 = 'term/period,' 权 = 'right' — literally 'the right within a term.' Common collocations: 股票期权 (stock options), 看涨期权 (call), 看跌期权 (put), 行权 (exercise the option).

Stroke Order

期 qī

权 quán