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What are non-qualified stock options (NSOs)?
Non-qualified stock options (NSOs) are a type of stock option that does not qualify for favorable tax treatment for the employee. Learn more about when you can exercise (buy) your shares, when you can sell them, and how they're taxed.
What does it mean to exercise stock options?
Exercising stock options is when you buy shares of stock at a set price. Learn when and how to exercise stock options and questions to ask before.
What is the $100K ISO limit?
Learn about the $100k rule and why you should care.
What is a strike price?
What determines a stock option strike price? Learn more about strike prices, how stock options gain value over time, and dilution.
What happens to stock when a company is bought?
Learn what happens to your equity after your company is acquired in a merger & acquisition (M&A).
Vesting: What it is and how it works
To encourage employees to stay with a company longer, employees have to earn the right to purchase their shares over time. This is called vesting.