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I'm a bit surprised cashless exercising wasn't mentioned (although perhaps the author isn't aware of the option). Here is a link to a HN discussion on equity c
by ellisv 10y ago
I'm a bit surprised cashless exercising wasn't mentioned (although perhaps the author isn't aware of the option).
Here is a link to a HN discussion on equity compensation from about a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10880726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10880726
- hedora 10y agoCashless exercies aren't really an option pre-IPO. This ends up creating a regressive tax on people that don't have cash laying around for early exercising. People with more cash on hand can exercise before the stock goes up, so they pay much lower taxes, but they pay them earlier, and lose more if the company tanks.