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danielweber on Aug 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: I'm getting screwed with my stock options

Strike price might be really really cheap, though, if he got options before they had funding.

It's a little harder for them to screw you out of ownership than out of unexercised options. But just a little.

mikkom on Aug 4, 2014 [–]

I don't know how US stocks work but in EU at least if the shares already have a bigger valuation you will need to pay taxes at the point when you exercise your options.

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