The stock price is $101.12 per share. Imagine if you wanted to short it. To keep it simple, we'll say you want to short 100 shares and we'll ignore the small commissions you would otherwise owe. You borrow the stock, sell the shares, and pocket $10,112. At the same time, you decide to buy 1 call option covering 100 shares with a $200 strike price dated September 16th, 2016.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  benefaction(noun) a contribution of money or assistance. 2  benevolence, benefaction(noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia. beneficence. the doing of active goodness, kindness, or charity, including all actions intended to benefit others. It is contrasted to benevolence, which refers to the character trait or moral virtue of being disposed to act for the benefit of others. In bioethics, the principle of beneficence refers to a moral obligation to act for the benefit of others. Not all acts of beneficence are obligatory, but a principle of beneficence asserts an obligation to help others further their interests. Obligations to confer benefits, to prevent and remove harms, and to weigh and balance the possible goods against the costs and possible harms of an action are central to bioethics.