This is the 2005 edition of the most popular book on employee stock options. It's a major revision from the previous edition, with new design, content and organization to make it even easier for employees to learn what they need to know about their equity compensation.

A comprehensive guide to understanding the implications andapplications of valuing employee stock options in light of the newFAS 123 requirements Due to the new requirements of the Proposed Statement of FinancialAccounting Standards (FAS 123) released by the Financial AccountingStandards Board (FASB)-namely the fact that employee servicesreceived in exchange for equity instruments be recognized infinancial statements-companies are now scrambling to learn how tovalue and expense employee stock options (ESOs). Based on authorDr. Johnathan Mun's consulting and advisory work with the FASBconsulting projects with several Fortune 500 firms, ValuingEmployee Stock Options provides readers with a comprehensive lookat this complex issue. Filled with valuable information on binomial lattice andclosed-form modeling techniques, Valuing Employee Stock Options canhelp financial professionals make informed decisions whenattempting to ascertain the fair-market value of ESOs under the newrequirements. Johnathan Mun, PhD, MBA, MS, CFC, FRM (San Francisco, CA), is VicePresident of Analytical Services at Decisioneering, Inc., themakers of Crystal Ball analytical software. He is also the authorof Applied Risk Analysis (0-471-47885-7), Real Options Analysis(0-471-25696-X), and Real Options Analysis Course (0-471-43001-3),all of which are published by Wiley.

Numerous private and public companies offer stock option plans every year to motivate, retain, and reward employees. But implementing the right stock option plan can be a complex and daunting undertaking, without the proper guidance.The Complete Guide to Employee Stock Optionsunravels the mystery of creating a meaningful equity compensation plan for employees that is favorable for the business. Author and attorney Frederick D. Lipman describes in complete detail the legal, operational, and motivational aspects of developing a stock option program, whether it's for the new start-up looking to attract top talent or the venerable company looking for ways to reward its best performing employees. Readers will discover how to: * Understand the pros and cons of different option plans* Implement the right plan to meet the company's future plans* Motivate key employees with equity compensation* Minimize the risk of losing equity in a volatile market* And much moreThis book also includes useful information for employees who want to understand what their stock options mean and how to maximize their profitability. Complete wi

Confused by all the brouhaha surrounding stock options? Let expert Alan Simon demystify this often-confusing investment vehicle for you. If you’re like the majority of the estimated 12 million employees in the U.S. who have stock options as a key component to their compensation packages, you have a vague notion, at best, of how options work and what they can mean to your financial well being. What’s the vesting schedule for your shares and how will their strike price be set? What type of stock option grant will you receive, an ISO (incentive stock option) or an NQSO (non-qualified stock option)? What tax rules apply to your option program? Your financial future could depend on your knowing the answers to these and other questions regarding your company’s stock option plan. Featuring clear explanations of how your stock options might make you money—or not—this friendly guide fills you in on what you need to know to: Understand different types of stock options Read and find traps in your stock option agreement Evaluate the pros and cons of company investment vehicles Assess vesting schedules and tax laws Tap Web resources Simon demystifies the jargon, rules, and tax consequences of stock options. He provides a realistic picture of what to expect from your options, and he helps you see past the hype to understand what your employer is really offering. Important topics covered include: What you need to know before accepting a compensation package that includes options Developing a stock option philosophy and clear-cut goals Knowing whether you’re being treated fairly by your company Making sense of the language of stock options agreements Getting a handle on key restrictions on how you exercise your options Stock option valuation Tax rules and how they apply to different types of options How stock options can be affected by changes at your company Stock Options For Dummies is the only guide you’ll need to get the most out of this important investment vehicle.

Most people who trade options lose money more often than they make money. Here, Dr. Singh shares his experiences--both positive and negative--in order to help others trade options for profit.

Navigate options markets and bring in the profits Thinking about trading options, but not sure where to start? This new edition of Trading Options For Dummies starts you at the beginning, explaining the common types of options available for trading and helps you choose the right ones for your investing needs. You'll find out how to weigh option costs and benefits, combine options to reduce risk, build a strategy that allows you to gain no matter the market conditions, broaden your retirement portfolio with index, equity, and ETF options, and so much more. Options are contracts giving the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, such as stocks, at a fixed price within a specific period of time. Because options cost less than stock, they are a versatile trading instrument, while providing a high leverage approach to trading that can limit the overall risk of a trade or provide additional income. If you're an investor with some general knowledge of trading but want a better understanding of risk factors, new techniques, and an overall improved profit outcome, Trading Options For Dummies is for you. Helps you determine and manage your risk, guard your assets using options, protect your rights, and satisfy your contract obligations Provides expert insight on combining options to limit your position risk Offers step-by-step instruction on ways to capitalize on sideways movements Covers what you need to know about options contract specifications and mechanics Trading options can be a great way to manage your risk, and this hands-on, friendly guide gives you the trusted and expert help you need to succeed.

Stock Options: The Greatest Wealth Building Tool Ever Invented will introduce you to an option trading system that will change the way you look at options. It teaches an option selling system that will enable you to earn extraordinary annual returns with little investment risk The trading system described in this book explains how: . To reduce your investment risk to nearly zero . Achieve consistent high annual returns in excess of 30% . It does not require you to learn fundamental and technical analyzes, deltas, thetas, gamas, vegas or other Greek goblethegooks of stocks or options . It does not require the ability to predict market direction . It does not require stock picking skills . It does not require close monitoring . To trade consistently with only one or two ETFs over and over again While there is no such thing as "The Holy Grail of Investments" the option trading technique explained in this book describes an investment system that provides safety of capital and above average returns to an extent that practically makes it the much sought after holy grail of investments Nearly half the book is dedicated to showing actual trading transactions over a five month period where the author used his system on one real portfolio that ultimately achieved an extraordinary return on invested capital with very little risk involved.

A top options trader details a practical approach for pricing and trading options in any market condition The options market is always changing, and in order to keep up with it you need the greeks—delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho—which are the best techniques for valuing options and executing trades regardless of market conditions. In the Second Edition of Trading Options Greeks, veteran options trader Dan Pasarelli puts these tools in perspective by offering fresh insights on option trading and valuation. An essential guide for both professional and aspiring traders, this book explains the greeks in a straightforward and accessible style. It skillfully shows how they can be used to facilitate trading strategies that seek to profit from volatility, time decay, or changes in interest rates. Along the way, it makes use of new charts and examples, and discusses how the proper application of the greeks can lead to more accurate pricing and trading as well as alert you to a range of other opportunities. Completely updated with new material Information on spreads, put-call parity and synthetic options, trading volatility, and advanced option trading is also included Explores how to exploit the dynamics of option pricing to improve your trading Having a comprehensive understanding of the greeks is essential to long-term options trading success. Trading Options Greeks, Second Edition shows you how to use the greeks to find better trades, effectively manage them, and ultimately, become more profitable.

From basic option terms, to finding the best optionable stocks, to a winning investment plan creating and utilizing an option portfolio, Stocks for Options Trading: Low-Risk, Low-Stress Strategies for Selling Stock Options Profitably provides low stress tactics designed to make predictable profits when the stock market moves up, down, or sideways. Once learned these strategies allow you to accumulate assets steadily, and reach your investment goals. It clearly explains the features and risk/reward characteristics of basic options transactions, as well as hedging, tax benefits, correct use of margin and trading strategies. With this book you can create a portfolio that: Increases profitability Protects stock holding from a decline in market price Places other people's money in your account Lets you buy more stock for less Positions you for big market moves Profits from stock price swings Receives tax benefits from an option income portfolio If you have dabbled in the stock market but had little or no success, made small gains, or worse, lost money, if you want to stop worrying about the safety of your stocks while enjoying comfortable tax-advantaged returns from your holdings Stocks for Options Trading: Low-Risk, Low-Stress Strategies for Selling Stock Options Profitably is for you! The strategies discussed provide low-stress tactics designed to make predictable profits no matter what the state of the market. Most investors, lawyers, stockbrokers, bankers, lawyers, financial planners, and accountants know only one side of options - the buying side, which is risky. Friedentag covers the less familiar side - the renting and selling side; the profitable conservative way. Using the strategies he suggests, you could be making millions of dollars selling covered call options. Stocks for Options Trading: Low-Risk, Low-Stress Strategies for Selling Stock Options Profitably provides a map, a step-by-step guide to successful investing. Using his simple approach, you will save time and money. About the Author: The author is a registered Investment Advisor (IRA) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and has been managing personal portfolios professionally since 1986. Mr. Friedentag has been certified as a Federal Court expert witness on stock trading; is an acknowledged expert on stock renting; the use of derivatives (exchanged-traded equity call options); and serves as a President of the Contrarian Investment Club in Denver, Colorado. He is also the author of Investing Without Fear: Options (International Publishing Corp., Chicago).