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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acquiring options" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to decision-making, investment, or gaining choices in various scenarios.
Example: "The company is focused on acquiring options that will enhance its market position and provide more flexibility in its operations."
Alternatives: "gaining choices" or "obtaining alternatives".
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HarvardWatch, a relatively new organization, said that Highfields Capital Management, an investment manager with ties to Harvard, profited by acquiring options last year betting that Enron's stock would fall.
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Then last weekend, Porsche revealed that it owned 42.6percentt of the stock, and had acquired options for another 31.5percentt.
The company said that to acquire options with a target value of $18,000, for example, a manager would have to first purchase $9,000 in I.B.M. stock.
Late last year Porsche caused panic on European bourses by disclosing that it had acquired options giving it just under 75% of direct and indirect control of VW.
The team also acquired options to retain him for three more years after that, which would add another $20m to the package if all of them are exercised.
Having seen the opportunity to build a stadium Milton Keynes lacked, and realised Asda did not have a store in the town, Winkelman acquired options to buy the land from its three owners, including the council.
After being stuck in development hell for nearly 25 years, the film was licensed for a worldwide release by Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999 after it acquired options from MGM on all previous scripts developed by Cannon Films, Carolco and New Cannon.
While there was general appreciation for the professional development opportunities provided, the converted Enrolled Nurses (UK) expressed the greatest benefit claiming to have acquired options for the future.
Finally, we determined whether TSA-treated cells acquire alternative developmental options next to DCs.
AVALON approached Mr. Weinstein and signed a contract with Clearview in 1998, acquiring an option to purchase the property eventually.
But the nature of stock options is that most, if not all, of the shares acquired when options are exercised are immediately sold.
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