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Stock Options-Getting Your Share of the Action: Negotiating Shares and Terms in Incentive and Nonqualified Plans

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Having just received stock options for the first time, I was glad to come across this book. I'm amazed at how much there is to know about options, and I thought I knew a lot! Tom Taulli does a great job of breaking down the major types and pros/cons of each. Plenty of examples to illustrate points too.

He also takes the time to discuss larger issues of taxes and estate planning, where options are an integral part. Now that I've read the book, I know what to do with my current options and what to ask for with my next contract. I suspect that even those who think they know all about stock options will learn a lot from this book.

I'm a programmer based in Silicon Valley and have received stock options over the years. No question, there is a lot of misinformation on the subject. Then again, the subject is extremely complex! However, when reading Taulli's book, things became much clearer. The sections on AMT were especially done well. If you want to understand your stock options, Taulli's book is a great choice.

Congradulations, Tom. Finally, someone has written a book that is understandable and readable for the financially saavy and not so saavy tech employee... This book contains information that is essential for (i) the employee who is interested in knowing the good and less than good about stock options and (ii) the executive and board who needs to correctly incentivize the employee base. Tom's book outlines the types of options available, how options work, and their tax and securities law treatments. The section on negotiation is particularly interesting and contains information not often available in a book directed at those of us who don't care to read a legal treatise. This book is well worth the read. Good luck and may your stock options be everything you hope them to be.

I wish I would have read this book before I exercised my options, I would have paid alot less to uncle sam. If you want to make sure you get the most money for your options, I'd get a copy of this book. The tax implications can get complicated and Tom lends clear guidance and strategies.

This book tremendously helped me negotiate a good option plan for a private company I recently went to work for. I would have taken the company's original offer and would have overlooked important terms in my plan and if I did not read this book. Anyone who is offered an option plan must read this book. I can not stress it enough. I learned they are as negotiable as my salary and benefits. It scares me to think of what I would have left on the table.

I have been a fan of Tom Taulli's writing for some time now. I highly recommend this book to any financial advisor, broker, or person who has stock options. He makes the tax and financial planning implications of stock options easy to understand. In addition, the book offers many useful tips and pitfalls to avoid from happening.

I just finished this book and learned more about stock options then I thought possible. Tom Taulli takes the time to go in-depth into the different types of options, as well as the pros and cons associated with each. My background as a stockbroker taught me a great deal (by trial and error) into the world of stock options. Tom's book takes the time to educate all aspects of stock options, many of which I was unaware of. This book should be read by every broker, investor, employer and employee. Tom takes the time to cover all of the basis on such an important topic on everyone's minds: stock option. A must read for everyone!!