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> there are not a lot of stock options floating around anymore. > They have been replaced by, you guessed it, derivatives. Stock options are derivatives. I'm
by RickHull 16y ago
> there are not a lot of stock options floating around anymore.
> They have been replaced by, you guessed it, derivatives.
Stock options are derivatives. I'm not sure what distinction you are making. It seems like the term is being used for scare-mongering rather than serious analytical discussion.
- zach 16y agoSure, I just meant that they were replaced by a more exotic instrument. That's not a bad thing -- RSUs are way better for employees IMHO. But yes, I am poking fun at the problem solving methodology which says "just make a more complicated derivative."