An Executive's Guide: Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Options - Softcover

Wheeler, Peter R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971489807 ISBN 13: 9780971489806

Publisher: Family Office Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

An Executive's Guide provides a comprehensive and easy reading treatment to the complex area of employee stock options for the busy executive. From the boardroom to the mailroom, individuals with stock options will benefit from the simple question and answer format of this book.

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About the Author

Peter R. Wheeler, CLU, ChFC, CFP has over 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the CEO and founder of Wheeler/Frost Associates, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser, and of FamilyOfficeNetwork, LLC an Internet based family office. Mr. Wheeler provides comprehensive financial advice to high net worth individuals and families.

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What is a Stock Option?

Generally, a stock option is a right granted to the holder of the option to be able to purchase a certain number of shares of a stock at a stated price within a given time period. There is no requirement to exercise the option even if the stated price is reached.

There are two main types of stock options: exchange traded stock options and employer grant options. Exchange traded stock options are stock options that trade on the various stock exchanges and may be bought and sold in much the same fashion that the stocks themselves are. Employer grant options are rights granted by employers to employees as part of compensation packages. All options have a strike price, an expiry date, and a stated number of shares to which the option applies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Family Office Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971489807
• ISBN 13: 9780971489806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122