Stock Options: Net Worth or Not?
Today I received a stock option grant for the company I am working for. Traditionally, the stock options for this company have done VERY well and I am hoping that mine will do the same. We shall see. These options vest on a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 schedule. I will be fully vested after 3 years. There is a 10 year expiration on them and I can receive a cash payment for them at anytime after they vest - I don't need to go to the market to exercise. The question that I am pondering is whether I …