> Is there anything an early startup employee can do to safeguard against this? Is the only viable exit for a non-C-suite going public? > Can options be traded

> Is there anything an early startup employee can do to safeguard against this? Is the only viable exit for a non-C-suite going public? > Can options be traded / liquidated legally outside of the stock market? There are secondary markets but many options have provisions forbidding unauthorized trading.