Employee Stock Options

Rarely. Unless your company has a specific policy for ";retirement eligibility" or an extended window for all former employees (like some pre-IPO startups), the 90-day rule is usually rigid. However,...

If your company is public and has a liquid market, yes. This is often the best way to handle the window if you don't want to use your own cash....

If your plan allows for an exercise after 90 days, your ISOs will have been converted into NQSOs. You will lose the ability to qualify for long-term capital gains on...

Typically, the clock starts on your official "termination date"—your last day of active employment. However, you should check your specific plan agreement.

It’s important to know what happens to your employee stock options upon terminating your relationship with your employer. The answer to what happens can get complicated. Depending on why your...

There are two types of stock options– incentive stock options (ISOs) and non-qualified stock options (NQSOs). They have many similarities, including a strike price, a vesting schedule, and an expiration...

When you exercise an employee stock option, you need to pay the strike price of the option to buy the stock. The exact cost to exercise equals the number of...