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Share options

What’s a cashless exercise?

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What’s a cashless exercise?

Fast-forward five years. You can finally exercise (purchase) your share options. Except there’s a problem - you don’t have the cash.

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Why grant options over existing shares

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Why grant options over existing shares?

Equity dilution, share dilution (or whatever you want to call it) is not inherently a bad thing. Not if it’s well managed.

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How UK companies can give US employees stock options

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How UK companies can give US employees stock options

Last updated: 17 June 2024. Stock option schemes (or what we tend to call share option schemes in the UK) are a surefire method of uniting teams...

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What's a cliff, and what's that got to do with shares vesting?

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What's a cliff, and what's it got to do with vesting?

Last updated: 16 April 2024 There's a lot of jargon in finance, investment and even in business more broadly. Two words that don’t seem to go...

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What is a typical option pool size for employees

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What’s a typical option pool size for employees?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if your office had a pool for employees? You might be surprised to find out that it does! (Although it’s not exactly the kind...

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Vesting and what it means for your company share scheme

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Vesting: what it means for your share option scheme

Last updated: 27 June 2024. There are many ways to increase employee engagement and look to reward your employees for their hard work. For sure, you...

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What to do with your shares or options

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What to do with your shares or options

Last updated: 1 October 2024. Your company has offered you shares or share options. Great! Though you might be wondering: now what? What’s really in...

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A simple guide to shares and options

Last updated: 1 October 2024. Do you know the difference between shares and options? There’s a lot of information online but never enough time. To...

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How to create and use an option pool

Last updated: 17 April 2024 Among the best ways to share ownership with your team in the UK is through a share option scheme. Options are essentially...

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