The following are 4 criteria a company must meet in order for their stock options to be traded publicly in the option exchanges:
- The stock must be listed on the NYSE, AMEX or Nasdaq.
- The company must have >= 2,000 shareholders.
- The company must have >= 7 million publicly held shares.
- The closing price must have a minimum per share price for a majority of trading days during the three prior calendar months. (Note: Therefore, a company that had just launched its IPO has to wait for at least 3 months to have its options publicly traded in the exchanges, provided that it also fulfills all the other criteria).
Source: Investopedia
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