{"id":1044,"date":"2018-09-17T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.tbkdev.com\/dev\/davismartindale.com\/src\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2020-06-08T12:37:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:37:04","slug":"valuing-your-employee-stock-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.tbkdev.com\/dev\/davismartindale.com\/src\/valuing-your-employee-stock-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuing Your Employee Stock Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][alternating_content_container]\t<div class=\"alternating-content-item-wrapper bg-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alternating-content-item-image center-center\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/stage.tbkdev.com\/dev\/davismartindale.com\/src\/app\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Stock-Options-LG-800x533.png'); background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alternating-content-item-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alternating-content-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"alternating-content-item-decor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBlog\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alternating-content-item-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tValuing Your Employee Stock Options\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alternating-content-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employee stock options and other deferred compensation programs are a regular part of many Canadians\u2019 employment agreements, and knowing what they are and how they work is essential in understanding how stock options affect your net worth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[\/alternating_content_container][basic_container container_size=&#8221;container container-narrow&#8221;][vc_column_text]News stories chronicling the rise of corporate executives and their large seven- or eight-figure compensation packages make it seem like employee stock options are only a concern of the wealthy. But employee stock options and other deferred compensation programs are a regular part of many Canadians\u2019 employment agreements, and knowing what they are and how they work is essential in understanding how stock options affect your net worth.<\/p>\n<h4>What are Employee Stock Options?<\/h4>\n<p>A stock option is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right to either buy or sell shares of a company at a specified price (the \u201cexercise price\u201d or the \u201cstrike price\u201d). Options can either be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCall options,\u201d which gives the holder the right to buy shares at the exercise price; or<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPut options,\u201d which gives the holder the right to sell shares at the exercise price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a part of employee compensation packages, companies sometimes award call options to employees.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if Robert has 100 call options on his employer\u2019s shares with an exercise price of $14, he has the right to exercise his options and buy 100 shares of his employer\u2019s shares at a total cost of $1,400, regardless of the actual price of his employer\u2019s shares.<\/p>\n<p>There are a wide variety of stock options available, with two broad categories being the \u201cEuropean\u201d and \u201cAmerican\u201d options. European options can only be exercised on the expiration date of the option, whereas American options can be exercised at any time up to and including the expiration date.<\/p>\n<h4>Why Do Companies Use Call Options as Compensation?<\/h4>\n<p>A major reason for providing call options as a part of compensation is that it aligns the motivation between employees and business owners.\u00a0 In a corporate environment, one of the main motivations of a business owner is to maximize future profits and thereby increase the value of the company\u2019s shares. By providing employees with call options, it provides employees with an incentive to maximize profits as their call options become more valuable when the company\u2019s overall value increases. To understand why, it\u2019s important to understand why options have value.<\/p>\n<h4>Why Do Call Options Have Value?<\/h4>\n<p>There are many intricate methods to determine the value of a call option, but a simple illustration may be helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Consider Robert\u2019s situation again, where he has 100 call options on his employer\u2019s shares with an exercise price of $14. If his employer\u2019s shares are currently trading at $15 per share and Robert has the option to purchase them at $14 per share, Robert may want to consider exercising his options as the options are considered to be \u201cin the money.\u201d By exercising his options, he would be able to purchase the shares at $14 each (even though they\u2019re actually worth $15 each). He could then sell the shares for $15 each, earning an instant profit of $1 per share.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, if his employer\u2019s shares are trading at $13 per share and Robert has the option to purchase them at $14 per share, it would not make sense to exercise his options as they are considered to be \u201cout of the money.\u201d He would be better off to buy his employer\u2019s shares directly at $13 per share, rather than exercising his options and paying $14 per share.<\/p>\n<p>The value of a call option, therefore, is essentially determined by both the likelihood that the option will be in the money, and the depth to which it will be in the money. Key determinants include the following:[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1134&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Although these guidelines are an excellent starting point, determining the exact value of employee stock options is an intricate process. 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