If the company is secretive about valuation a good line is to say, “my current stock options are valued at X and from what I can find I’d need a value of Y to m

If the company is secretive about valuation a good line is to say, “my current stock options are valued at X and from what I can find I’d need a value of Y to match my current compensation.” Whenever I’ve used this line, I’ve gotten more stock options.