How to Use a Stock Swap to Exercise Your Employee Stock Options

A stock swap can be a great strategy to use if you have employee stock options you’d like to exercise and hold. It allows you to use the fair market value (FMV) of company stock you already own to pay for the exercise cost of newly acquired employee stock option shares. Shares you own that can be used for a stock swap can include those you’ve purchased on the open market, shares acquired from vested...