Exercising Options: Exercise Cost, Tax Withholding & Cash Needed
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You calculate the exercise cost, an illustrative tax on the spread and the total cash Maya needs for three exercise sizes, and test which ones fit her savings.
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Lessons in this course
- Vesting Schedule: 4 Years, 1-Year Cliff & Vested Options at a Date Locked
- RSUs: Number of Units, Value at Grant vs Value at Vest Locked
- Stock Options: Intrinsic Value, Underwater Grants & the Spread at Exercise Locked
- Exercising Options: Exercise Cost, Tax Withholding & Cash Needed Locked
- Ownership % & Dilution After Series A, B and C Locked
- Exit Scenarios: What Your Options Pay at Different Sale Prices Locked
- Comparing Two Offers' Equity: Expected Value with Probabilities Locked
- Leaving the Company: Post-Termination Exercise Window, Expiry & Early Exercise Locked