Definitely not. There's also lock-up periods to consider. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipolockup.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipolockup.asp

Definitely not. There's also lock-up periods to consider. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipolockup.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipolockup.asp Not to mention, you probably don't hold shares, you hold options, unless you were clever/daring/solvent enough to exercise early. Substantial dollar amounts involved, and big tax implications. So really it's a question of what the share price is when you're eventually allowed to sell shares, minus the cost of options exercise.