To adjust for stock splits

A) the exercise price of the option is reduced by the factor of the split, and the number of options held is increased by that factor.
B) the exercise price of the option is increased by the factor of the split, and the number of options held is reduced by that factor.
C) the exercise price of the option is reduced by the factor of the split, and the number of options held is reduced by that factor.
D) the exercise price of the option is increased by the factor of the split, and the number of options held is increased by that factor.

Stock Splits

A corporate action that increases the number of a company's outstanding shares by dividing each share, which typically reduces its share price but does not affect the company's overall market capitalization.

Exercise Price

The predetermined price at which the holder of an option can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying asset.

Split Factor

A term used in finance to describe the ratio by which a company's existing shares are divided into a larger number of shares, affecting a stock's price by making it more affordable without changing the company's market capitalization.