A large exercise of company stock options by John Wren, Chairman and CEO at Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) was disclosed in a new SEC filing on May 14, as part of an insider exercise. What Happened: A Form ...

Daniel Nathan and Brian Neil Hoffman of Morrison & Foerster write: Stock option exercises may create additional risks of violating the securities laws depending upon how they are exercised. Through ...

Determine the company’s primary goals in granting equity compensation to executives and other service providers (collectively, service providers). Common goals for equity compensation awards include: ...

A substantial insider activity was disclosed on November 26, as Kao, SVP at Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI), reported the exercise of a large sell of company stock options. What Happened: A Form 4 ...

Options give investors the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares with a call or sell them with a put. Deciding whether to exercise or hold an option depends on factors like remaining time value ...

Start with simple definitions before discussing numbers. A stock option gives an employee the right to buy company shares later at a fixed price called the strike price. Clarify that options are not ...

Tax-return errors with stock comp are painful, from accidentally taxing yourself twice to underreporting and getting a scary ...