Samuel D. Swisher
When should you exercise nonqualified stock options? You need a decision-making process that removes guesswork and emotions. Otherwise, you're likely to exercise too soon or too late.
Richard Friedman
Your company just gave you a stock option grant, or your existing options are underwater. You wonder: "What are my stock options worth? Are they worth anything at all?" Learn about different valuation methods, including Black-Scholes.
Charles Baril, Luis Betancourt, and John Briggs
Journal of Accountancy
Compare the major models used to value options at grant: Black-Scholes-Merton and lattice. If you're good at crunching numbers, you can build your own spreadsheet.
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The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Research shows that employees tend to misunderstand the basic workings of stock options. In many instances, there is a gap between the actual value of an option grant and what the employee thinks the options are worth.
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