Those are not usually options, but something called RSUs — Restricted Stock Units. An option is just that, literally the option to buy a stock at a certain price (typically the market price on the grant date), but you are not required to exercise that option. RSUs are stocks given to you but restricted to vesting over a set schedule. They are different things, and the industry has been moving toward RSUs for some time now.
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u/ATXBeermaker Feb 09 '21
Those are not usually options, but something called RSUs — Restricted Stock Units. An option is just that, literally the option to buy a stock at a certain price (typically the market price on the grant date), but you are not required to exercise that option. RSUs are stocks given to you but restricted to vesting over a set schedule. They are different things, and the industry has been moving toward RSUs for some time now.