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Stock Options for Dummies Book
Confused by all the brouhaha surrounding stock options? Let expert Alan Simon demystify this often-confusing investment vehicle for you.If you’re like the majority of the estimated 12 million employees in the U.S. who have stock options as a key component to their compensation packages, you have a vague notion, at best, of how options work and what they can mean to your financial well being. What’s the vesting schedule for your shares and how will their strike price be set? What type of stock option grant will you receive, an ISO (incentive stock option) or an NQSO (non-qualified stock option)? What tax rules apply to your option program? Your financial future could depend on your knowing the answers to these and other questions regarding your company’s stock option plan. Featuring clear explanations of how your stock options might make you money—or not—this friendly guide fills you in on what you need to know to: Understand different types of stock optionsRead and find traps in your stock option agreementEvaluate the pros and cons of company investment vehiclesAssess vesting schedules and tax lawsTap Web resources Simon demystifies the jargon, rules, and tax consequences of stock options. He provides a realistic picture of what to expect from your options, and he helps you see past the hype to understand what your employer is really offering. Important topics covered include: What you need to know before accepting a compensation package that includes optionsDeveloping a stock option philosophy and clear-cut goalsKnowing whether you’re being treated fairly by your companyMaking sense of the language of stock options agreementsGetting a handle on key restrictions on how you exercise your optionsStock option valuationTax rules and how they apply to different types of optionsHow stock options can be affected by changes at your company Stock Options For Dummies is the only guide you’ll need to get the most out of this important investment vehicle.Read More
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Product Description
Stock options are no longer solely an executive perk. While most books on the subject focus on how business owners can set up a stock options program for their company, this book shows option holders at all levels the keys to exercising one of the most lucrative benefits in today's booming market. This friendly guide brings you:
- Clear, detailed explanation of the different types of stock options-pre-IPO versus post-IPO options
- Clarification of realistic tax and legal consequences to consider when handling stock options
- Descriptions that outline the purpose, pros, and cons of Employee Stock Purchase Plans, 401(k)s, and other company investment vehicles
- Warning signs to look for and why your options might turn out to be worthless
- Advice on what happens to your options if you leave the company or when your company is bought out by another
- And much more!
- 076455364X
- 9780764553646
- Alan R. Simon
- 1 July 2001
- John Wiley & Sons
- Paperback (Book)
- 336
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