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Definitely not. There's also lock-up periods to consider.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipolockup.asp

Not to mention, you probably don't hold shares, you hold options, unless you were clever/daring/solvent enough to exercise early. Substantial dollar amounts involved, and big tax implications.

So really it's a question of what the share price is when you're eventually allowed to sell shares, minus the cost of options exercise.




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