How to Use strike price in a Sentence

strike price

noun
  • If the trade is done against stock, the risk is your stock might be called away at that call's strike price.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 1 June 2026
  • The strike price is the price at which the option can be exercised.
    — Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The strike price refers to the price at which a put or call option can be exercised.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 June 2024
  • His option strike price of $1 now has a new current value of $6.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • At the same time, the investor sells a call option on the same asset at a higher strike price.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Joe exercises his put option and sells his shares at his strike price of $50.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Options traders risk losing the premium paid for the contract if the stock fails to rise above the strike price.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Musk's strike price is $70, at which Tesla was selling when the program launched.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The strike price corresponds to the company’s share price on the day the options were granted.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
  • In a call spread strategy, the investor buys a call on a strike price that's below the asset's current price.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, the strike price was slightly above where Bank of America’s shares were trading.
    — Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2017
  • If the stock price finishes expiration above the strike price, the call option is in the money.
    — James Royal, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The investor was also given warrants at different strike prices.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • And options are worthless unless the company’s share price increases above the grant-date strike price.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
  • And options are worthless unless the company’s share price increases above the grant-date strike price.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021
  • If the stock never trades above the strike price, the contract will expire and the call holder will lose the premium paid for the option.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The options give traders the right, but not the obligation, to sell Tesla shares at that strike price by tomorrow.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The filing didn’t specify the strike prices or expiration dates of the contracts.
    — Yun Li,john Melloy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Any gain Iger makes on a stock sale would be the difference between the strike price and the share price at the time of a sale (minus taxes).
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Investors can buy cheap out-of-the-money options with a strike price way below where the security currently trades.
    — Laurence Fletcher, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2017
  • For instance, if the underlying stock falls short of the strike price, the premium can provide some cushion on the downside.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 July 2024
  • Sweden, meanwhile, fares worse, performing badly on factors such as the scope of the plans and strike price, the Index study said.
    — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One such case would be if your option strike prices are far above the price at which the company is expected to IPO.
    — Scott Chou, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Call spreads involve buying and selling call options on one asset at the same expiration date, though with different strike prices.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Selling a put is economically equivalent to setting a limit buy order at the strike price while being paid to wait.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In response, JPMorgan says it was allowed—and did—lower the strike price of the warrants.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2021
  • But, by selling an upside call option, the investor will be obligated to sell the shares at the strike price if holders of those calls exercise them.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The risk is that because one is short two puts for every one held long, the holder of this position could be forced to buy the shares at that $200 strike price.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But if the company’s stock price fall below the strike price, the options are underwater and considered worthless.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
  • There is risk on the upside, however, where the stock falls but then powers above the strike price – and then the investor misses the sharp appreciation.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024

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