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DROIT OPTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- option
1, record 1, English, option
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stock option 2, record 1, English, stock%20option
correct
- option contract 3, record 1, English, option%20contract
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell a stated number of shares (normally one hundred) of a particular security at a fixed price within a predetermined period. 4, record 1, English, - option
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
financial option: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, English, - option
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
exercise a stock option, dispose of a stock option. 6, record 1, English, - option
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- option
1, record 1, French, option
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contrat d'option 1, record 1, French, contrat%20d%27option
correct, masculine noun
- contrat à option 2, record 1, French, contrat%20%C3%A0%20option
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrat, négocié de gré à gré ou sur un marché organisé, conférant à l'acheteur le droit, mais non l'obligation, d'acheter (option d'achat) ou de vendre (option de vente) une quantité déterminée d'un certain sous-jacent, par exemple un actif financier (action, obligation, contrat à terme, etc.), un indice ou une marchandise, à un prix d'exercice stipulé d'avance, soit à une date déterminée (option européenne), soit à n'importe quel moment avant une échéance préétablie (option américaine). 3, record 1, French, - option
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut distinguer les contrats d'option en fonction de la nature du sous-jacent, notamment l'option sur actions, l'option sur contrats à terme, l'option sur devises, l'option sur indices boursiers, l'option sur marchandises et l'option sur taux d'intérêt. 3, record 1, French, - option
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droit d'option
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- opción financiera
1, record 1, Spanish, opci%C3%B3n%20financiera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- opción 2, record 1, Spanish, opci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Derivados que representan derechos futuros de compraventa de activos financieros. 1, record 1, Spanish, - opci%C3%B3n%20financiera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opción financiera: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - opci%C3%B3n%20financiera
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right of option
1, record 2, English, right%20of%20option
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frequently treaties of cession have granted the inhabitants of the ceded territory to opt for one or other of the nationalities concerned. Such a right of option would seem to be part of the English law of nationality but there is no customary rule of international law in favour of option. ... the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961 requires States, in the event of ceding territory, to make provision that no person shall become stateless as a result, and for cessinary States to confer their nationality on such persons as would become stateless. 2, record 2, English, - right%20of%20option
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit d'option
1, record 2, French, droit%20d%27option
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la différence du plébiscite - consultation collective de la population d'un territoire à céder sur l'État auquel elle désire être rattachée - le droit d'option se présente comme la faculté souvent concédée aux habitants d'un territoire affecté par un changement de souveraineté, de choisir dans un délai déterminé entre la nationalité de l'État cédant et celle de l'État cessionnaire. 1, record 2, French, - droit%20d%27option
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho internacional público
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho de opción
1, record 2, Spanish, derecho%20de%20opci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- option privilege
1, record 3, English, option%20privilege
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the option is not exercised by the specified termination date, the option privilege expires and the contract becomes void. A person who grants or sells an option must be prepared to honour the terms of the contract if called upon to do so by the option holder, so long as the contract is valid. 2, record 3, English, - option%20privilege
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droit d'option
1, record 3, French, droit%20d%27option
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'option n'est pas levée avant le jour d'échéance fixé, le droit d'option expire et le contrat devient nul. La personne qui accorde ou vend une option doit être prête, tant que le contrat est valide, à en respecter les termes si le titulaire de l'option le lui demande. 2, record 3, French, - droit%20d%27option
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-06-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- election
1, record 4, English, election
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A testator] may ... in his will make [his wife] a gift of property and money and say it is in lieu of dower. In such a case she must elect whether to take the gift and abandon dower or keep her dower right and abandon the gift - she cannot have both. This is called "election". 1, record 4, English, - election
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a doctrine by which equity fastens on the conscience of the person who is put to his election and refuses to allow him to take the benefit of a disposition contained in the will, the validity of which is not in question, except on certain conditions ... 2, record 4, English, - election
Record 4, Key term(s)
- doctrine of election
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- option
1, record 4, French, option
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- choix 2, record 4, French, choix
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faculté de choisir entre plusieurs situations juridiques. 3, record 4, French, - option
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La femme] aurait conservé au décès de son mari un droit d'option entre son douaire et cet acte de disposition [qui doit lui tenir lieu de douaire]. 4, record 4, French, - option
Record 4, Key term(s)
- droit d'option
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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