Simon Stock Options For Dummies

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-05377-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

If you're like the majority of the estimated 12 millionemployees in the U.S. who have stock options as a key component totheir compensation packages, you have a vague notion, at best, ofhow options work and what they can mean to your financial wellbeing. What's the vesting schedule for your shares and howwill their strike price be set? What type of stock option grantwill you receive, an ISO (incentive stock option) or an NQSO(non-qualified stock option)? What tax rules apply to your optionprogram? Your financial future could depend on your knowing theanswers to these and other questions regarding your company'sstock option plan.
Confused by all the brouhaha surrounding stock options? Letexpert Alan Simon demystify this often-confusing investment vehiclefor you. Featuring clear explanations of how your stock optionsmight make you money--or not--this friendly guide fillsyou in on what you need to know to:
* Understand different types of stock options
* Read and find traps in your stock option agreement
* Evaluate the pros and cons of company investment vehicles
* Assess vesting schedules and tax laws
* Tap Web resources
Simon demystifies the jargon, rules, and tax consequences ofstock options. He provides a realistic picture of what to expectfrom your options, and he helps you see past the hype to understandwhat your employer is really offering. Important topics coveredinclude:
* What you need to know before accepting a compensation packagethat includes options
* Developing a stock option philosophy and clear-cut goals
* Knowing whether you're being treated fairly by yourcompany
* Making sense of the language of stock options agreements
* Getting a handle on key restrictions on how you exercise youroptions
* Stock option valuation
* Tax rules and how they apply to different types of options
* How stock options can be affected by changes at yourcompany
Stock Options For Dummies is the only guide you'llneed to get the most out of this important investment vehicle.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Alan

Simon, Alan R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
PART I: The Fundmentals of Stock Options.
Chapter 1: Stock Options: What You Need to Know Right Off theBat.
Chapter 2: Taking Your Chances: Getting Rich or Going Broke.
Chapter 3: Knowing What Kind of Stock Option Situation Is Bestfor You.
Chapter 4: The Big Guys and The Big Picture.
PART II: Details, Details: What You Must Know about YourStock Options.
Chapter 5: Deciphering the Legal Language of Stock OptionAgreements.
Chapter 6: Exercising Your Stock Options.
Chapter 7: Differentiating Pre-IPO and Post-IPO StockOptions.
Chapter 8: No Trading Allowed! Lockups and Blackout Periods.
Chapter 9: Finding Stock Option Information Online.
PART III: Money!
Chapter 10: Determining What Your Stock Options Are ReallyWorth.
Chapter 11: Stock Options and Your Overall Portfolio.
PART IV: Pay Up! Taxes and Stock Options.
Chapter 12: Understanding the Basics of Taxes and StockOptions.
Chapter 13: Nonqualified Stock Options and Taxes.
Chapter 14: Incentive Stock Options and Taxes.
PART V: Changes and Special Circumstances.
Chapter 15: The Alternative Minimum Tax and Stock Options.
Chapter 16: Acquiring or Being Acquired: Dealing with CorporateChange.
Chapter 17: Trying to Predict What Will Happen to Your StockOptions.
Chapter 18: Leaving Your Job: What Happens to Your StockOptions?
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Special Stock Option Circumstances.
Chapter 20: Ten Signs That Your Stock Options Will Be Worth aLot!
Chapter 21: Ten Signs That Your Stock Options Will Probably BeWorthless!
Chapter 22: Ten Things to Look for in Your Stock OptionAgreement.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Alan R. Simon, author of Data Warehousing For Dummies, is a manager at Deloitte Consulting. Alan has experienced every side of stock options in public and pre-IPO companies, large Fortune 500 corporations, and small consulting firms.