Stock options granted to specified employees of a company. ESOs carry the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain amount of shares in the company at a predetermined price. ESOs are slightly different from regular options, because they don't have puts and you typically must wait a specified period before you are allowed to exercise the option.
a contract between the company and the employee obligating the company to sell stock to the employee in the future at a predetermined price
an agreement between a firm and its employees under which the employees can buy a specified number of shares of stock at a specified price
an offer made by a corporation to an employee to sell stock in the corporation to the employee at a bargain price for a stated period of time
An option granted to you by your employer to purchase the employer's stock. If you receive a nonstatutory option to buy or sell stock or other property as payment for your services, you will usually have income either when you receive the option or when you exercise the option (use it to buy or sell the stock or other property). However, if your option is a statutory stock option, you usually will not have any income until you sell or exchange your stock. Your employer can tell you which kind of option you hold.
An option granted to an employee to purchase the employer's stock. Employee stock options to which special income tax treatment is accorded are known as statutory options.
An Employee stock option is a call option on a company's own stock issued as a form of non-cash compensation. Restrictions on the option (such as vesting and limited transferability) attempt to align the holder's interest with those of the business' shareholders. If the company's stock rises, holders of options experience a direct financial benefit.
