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High-tech companies and their investment bankers have a cozy symbiotic relationship regarding stock options. Caught in the crush is a new victim: the worker.

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Many companies are repricing underwater stock options. But others are opting to give employees a choice between keeping underwater options and canceling those options in order to receive a new grant at some point in the future.
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Subject(s): Finance, Human Resources

Industry: Investing

Source(s): Forbes

Author(s): Neil Weinberg

Posted: 2002-05-10

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