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Knowledge is NOT an Option How much of your net worth is concentrated in one stock? Are you concerned about the volatility of the market? Would you like to be more diversified? Do you understand how a variable prepaid forward contract, a protective put contract, or a zero-premium collar can help to protect your concentrated position? Do you need more liquidity? Are you an insider or affiliate that would like to reduce your risks without actually selling your stock? Are you interested in reducing your taxes by nearly half? Do you know the key differences between non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options that will affect how much tax you pay? Will Alternatives Minimum Tax affect you upon exercise of your incentive option? Are you familiar with the benefits and risks of making a Section 83(b) election? Do you know what transactions are considered a disqualifying disposition or a constructive sale? Can knowing the answers to these questions make you more confident and financially secure?

An A to Z guide for understanding employee stock options (ESOs). In Getting Started In Employee Stock Optionsauthors John Olagues and John Summa provide a full understanding of ESOs and demonstrate how to make the most of them. Page by page this author team, a highly experienced options market maker and a professional trader, share essential information that you're probably not hearing anywhere else. This book contains the keys to managing and hedging ESO opportunities in addition to important tax and valuation guidance appropriate for the highest executives to the non-officer managers and the newly arrived employee. Examines essential ESO issues, including tax consequences, risks, and industry pitfalls Written by an experienced pair of stock option experts Enables employees and executives to make more informed decisions regarding their stock options grants Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started In Employee Stock Options will help protect the value of your options, help you avoid costly mistakes, and allow you to take advantage of certain friendly tax rules. Some of the world's foremost authorities on options have endorsed Getting Started inEmployee Stock Options.

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