If my company is about to go public, how much stock options would/should I get?
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Grudun answered 4 months ago …
There are too many factors to be able to give a certain amount such as how long you have been with the comany, how important of a position do you have, how does you salary compare with the general market(a lower salary normally means more options), how many rounds of investment capital were raised and how many options/shares were given to other employees and investors.
Also most of the time the amount of options is determined at highering/review/raise time as part of your total compensation package. Asking now just because the company is going public will rarely be seen in a good light.
However if you own the company(meaning I misunderstood your question) you should already know how many shares you own negating the need for any options.
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alanj answered 4 months ago …
How much are you willing to lose? That would be a good starting point. Options are often considered risky because of time decay. It is said that 80% of all options expire worthless. And not all public companies offer stock options.
Only you or your financial advisor can answer your question. Not likely that anyone else would know your current financial condition, which would be required in order to answer your question.
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