A stock option is a contract that gives you the right to buy or sell a stock at a certain price in the future. Stock options ...

Speaking at the International Design Conference in Aspen in June 1983, the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder fielded a question about giving workers a stake in the company and used it to walk the ...

Employers offer many forms of compensation besides cash, with employee stock options being a popular choice. Instead of issuing shares directly, employee stock options allow workers to purchase shares ...

Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR), reflected on the company's employee equity strategy, saying early stock grants generated substantial wealth for the first team ...

OpenAI reportedly set aside an employee stock grant pool worth about US$50 billion — roughly 10% of the company based on an earlier US$500B valuation. So what is “employee stock”, and why do companies ...

A restricted stock unit (RSU) is an award of shares that comes with conditions, usually a vesting period before they are ...

How your employee stock options are taxed depends on the option type. Some defer taxes until you sell; others are taxable sooner. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Daniel Nathan and Brian Neil Hoffman of Morrison & Foerster write: Stock option exercises may create additional risks of violating the securities laws depending upon how they are exercised. Through ...

Time Warner is breaking up with Time Inc, spinning off its magazine properties into a new company next month, but its sending some employees away rather harshly, at least when it comes to stock ...

Employee stock options may offer an opportunity to participate in the stock market success of your company. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...