Early exercising” refers to exercising a stock option before it has fully vested, so you own the shares sooner (although they ...

Options give investors the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares with a call or sell them with a put. Deciding whether to exercise or hold an option depends on factors like remaining time value ...

Daniel Nathan and Brian Neil Hoffman of Morrison & Foerster write: Stock option exercises may create additional risks of violating the securities laws depending upon how they are exercised. Through ...

With equity markets near all-time highs and the IPO market starting to thaw, many executives are wrestling with a tough question: When to exercise their stock options?

Stock options issued by US-based startups typically allow the optionee to exercise the option within three months (or shorter) after a termination of employment not involving death or disability.