10 Jan Think You Know Options? Think Again!
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An employee stock option is a contract between a company and its employee that gives the employee the right to purchase a specified number of shares of stock in the company at specified strike price by a specific date. The employee is under no obligation to purchase all or part of the number of shares granted in the option. Typically, but not always, the number of shares granted vest over time.