3 ms·Ethics and investing: Is exercising your stock options unethical?1 points by rrenaud 19y agoShould people defer exercising options while the government is doing very disagreeable things?far33d 19y agoI guess, then, making money at all is unethical too. This is a ridiculous argument.rrenaud 19y agoThe ability to defer the income from stock options, opposed to other forms of income, clearly differentiates it from most income.