Concentrated equity, also known as owning a large position in one company stock, can exist in many forms. One form of concentrated equity may be the result of working for an employer who has issued stock ownership via restricted stock and stock options. These types of stock ownership and stock …
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Concentrated equity can be defined as owning a substantial position in one company’s stock. For such concentrated positions, one risk for a single owner may be a lack of diversification*. Or said another way, having too many eggs in one basket. However, concentration risk may not be a bad …
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The choice to exercise your employee stock options can be a difficult one, regardless of whether you have incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options. Difficult because of the potential complexities of exercise and technical jargon required in the process. Other issues may be …
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When it’s time to exercise your employer-provided stock options, you generally have one of two options: a cash exercise or a cashless exercise. You may choose a cash exercise in the hope of achieving preferential long-term capital gains treatment on further appreciation of the stock. In addition, …
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When the time comes to exercise non-qualified stock options, the question of whether to perform a cash exercise or a cashless exercise is a common one. In many cases, option holders default into a cashless exercise—and for good reason. Among other things, a cashless exercise may be an easy option …
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