As we’ve previously said, equity compensation in general—and stock options in particular—is a critical component of any startup company’s ability to recruit and retain talent. But there is perhaps ...

Option pricing is calculated using the Black-Scholes model, which takes four influential factors into account: the price of an underlying stock (assuming constant drift and volatility), an option’s ...

Stock options are leveraged instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, such as a stock. This makes them different from stocks, which are perpetual in nature and represent an ...