Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

stock options

Arabic translation:

خيارات الأسهم

Added to glossary by Randa Farhat
Aug 20, 2004 00:25
19 yrs ago
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English term

stock options

English to Arabic Bus/Financial Investment / Securities Financial instruments
A number of stocks that are allotted to an employee as a benefit at a special price if they choose to buy them, the choice to buy is described as "exercising the option". Here is some context:

"Employees are not allowed to trade in XYZ company's securities, except in employee stock options and stocks aquired through the employee stock purchase plan."

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Aug 20, 2004:
Focus. Answerers please concentrate on "stock options". Do not get distracted by the stock purchase plan. It is a different object and it does not present a translation problem.
Non-ProZ.com Aug 20, 2004:
Plans ArabInc is right. While the context refers to an employee benefit, these stock options are similar to other securities' options in the financial market. You buy (or in this case the company buys for you) the option to buy in the future at a preset price, you exercise the option when you choose. It is this instrument that needs to be translated.

Proposed translations

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خيارات الأسهم


... لا يُسمح للموظفين التداول بسندات الشركة باستثناء خيارات الأسهم المطروحة للموظفين والأسهم المكتسَبة من خلال خطة شراء الموظفين للأسهم
Peer comment(s):

agree Doaa El Hefnawy : Have a look at this site http://ik.ahram.org.eg/IK/ahram/2002/11/25/INVB2.HTM
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agree Moushira El-Mogy
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Randa. Doaa also deserves honorary kudoz. The ahram article hits the nail right on the head as it addresses the whole subject of derivative transactions, giving me confirmation of some of the other terms I translated. Thanks to all who contributed."
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خطة اختيارات الأسهم- خطة اختيارات الإكتتاب

They call it in US (stock option plan)
أفضل استخدام كلمة خطة مع المصطلح حتى يتضح المعنى للقاريء

عدا خطة اختيارات الأسهم للموظف

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Note added at 2004-08-20 01:10:32 (GMT)
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Source: http://www.nceo.org/library/how_to_choose.html

StocK option plan:
A stock option plan grants employees the right to buy company stock at a specified price during a specified period once the option has vested. So if an employee gets an option on 100 shares at $10 and the stock price goes up to $20, the employee can \"exercise\" the option and buy those 100 shares at $10 each, sell them on the market for $20 each, and pocket the difference. But if the stock price never rises above the option price, the employee will simply not exercise the option. Stock options can be given to as few or as few employees as you wish. Perhaps 7 to 10 million or more employees in thousands of companies, both public and private, presently hold stock options
Peer comment(s):

disagree ArabInk : But the original text doesn't say there is a plan for options. The translation must maintain the clear distinction between "employee stock options" and the "stocks acquired throught the employee stock purchase plan", two completely different beasts.
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It is actually the same! Plz see above, thanks Arab!
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ميزة شراء الأسهم الممنوحة للموظفين

This is how I would translate it within the personnel context,

Reference my human resources and personnel experience.

All the best,

Saleh
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رزمة الأسهم

Though خيارات is OK, it might also be called (رزمة الأسهم). Please refer to
http://mostakbaliat.com/link83c.html

and search for رزمة.

Hope this helps!
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