Description:WEALTH IS AN OPTION The presence of stock option wealth in today’s economy is unprecedented and continues to grow. An estimated twelve million Americans–more than one out of every ten employees–currently hold stock options. This compares with only one million workers as recently as 1992. In addition, one-third of the 350 largest companies in the United States offer a stock option plan. However, many of us don’t know how to take advantage of these plans and are unsure when to exercise our options or how to negotiate for more. This invaluable book is the first comprehensive layman’s guide to stock options. Pay Me in Stock Options is designed to help employees and management understand how option plans work in order to use them to their best advantage. Here you will find: Specific strategies on vesting schedules and tax implications Information on your rights and guidance on how to take advantage of them Real-life examples from options plans that you can use to learn how to get stock options and take full advantage of current plans . . . and much more to guarantee that you benefit from the wealth you are helping to build. Written by an expert in the field who has developed seminars for Oppenheimer & Co., Pay Me in Stock Options will prove an invaluable guide.