option
Example Sentences
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“But it’s a complicated set of tradeoffs and this gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Cboe, for example, says retail investors account for more than half of zero-day option trading on the S&P 500 index.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He said he has heard from patients who feel outside pressure to opt for surgery, which is something the medical community presents as an option rather than a must.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
But without a qualification, that wasn't an option for Amelie.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The longer-term the option, the sillier the results generated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the greater the opportunity for people who didn’t use it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing option
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