option
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Straddles are option plays on how much a stock will move after an event, meaning they are not directional.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Compare current Heloc rates to find the best loan option for your goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But drones are not always a cheaper option.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie launched a tap-to-pay option throughout the Muni transit system last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mrs. Dooley is my best and only option.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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A drop in the ratio suggests more demand for call options, while a rise indicates there is more put buying.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the same scenario at City, it is anticipated Anderson would have options to play a shorter pass with a greater success rate.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cowal, which generates roughly 40% of the company’s free cash flow today, continues to offer the most compelling growth options in Evolution’s portfolio, says the bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hopefully the Southern Section is keeping its options open, but it’s time for West, the commissioner since 2023, to get his credibility back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But the recognition that these were the competing options, the contested versions, if you will, of what the core legacy of the American Revolution truly meant, first became visible in the summer of 1790.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Putnam has positioned the book as its lead title of 2026, and Heyday Films, the production company behind the Harry Potter film series, has optioned film adaptation rights in conjunction with Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned pitcher Kyle Hurt to triple-A Oklahoma City and designated pitcher Charlie Barnes for assignment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Before she even finished the novel, it was optioned for a film starring Anne Hathaway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Land has been optioned by the same producer behind Hamnet, and O'Farrell confirms she plans to write the screenplay.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
I was alone west of the surveyed line; east of it steel-corporation men had optioned mountains of iron and another interest had a grip on coal-fields.
From Flower of the North A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood
Instead, they are optioning land, which helps them generate higher returns and remove risk from their balance sheet, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Reading said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Brewers made room for Houser on the roster by optioning RHP Colin Rea to Triple-A Nashville.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Baltimore selected the contract of right-hander Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Norfolk, although optioning Wells to the minors will only fuel speculation that the AL East leaders will add to their rotation before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
David’s contract was selected again by the Angels last weekend, one of many infield moves that included a trade for Eduardo Escobar and optioning Jared Walsh and Michael Stefanic to triple A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
This favourite gap he had just finished optioning again, and now again he meant to keep at his old quest.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
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