The dream of employee stock options includes realities of time, paperwork and market forces.

How Do Stock Options Work? There are three basic terms that apply to all options: strike price, expiration date, and premium. The strike price is the price that you can execute the option at ...

Employee stock options are a type of employee benefit that provides employees the right, but not the obligation, to purchase company shares with a predetermined quantity, price, and timeframe.

We all likely remember the classic hit “Who Let the Dogs Out?” When I saw the slide in Airbnb’s (ABNB) stock price a day after its quarterly earnings release on Aug. 6, my first reaction was “who let ...

With an 83(b) election, you pay tax on unvested shares now. For founders and executives with stock options or restricted stock, it can be a powerful tax planning tool.

Data analysis suggests some corporate leaders are timing market-moving announcements around scheduled stock option grants in order to boost their pay.

These income-first ETFs can help investors seek above-average yields, but they can also come at the cost of capped price appreciation.