I participated the stock option from my company and that is pre-tax money. I already cashed them out, now I would like to invest them for retirement. Do I have to pay tax for that before I can invest them? What plan should I invest them in?
Is it a percentage of the stock price? Let’s say I buy a call on some shares of Apple computers. How much? If I decide to exercise the option and buy the stock, do I pay brokerage fees again?
I exercised some non qualified stock options this year and the gains will be reported as W2 income complete with withholding. Can I take short term losses on other stocks to offset these gains? Or am I limited to $3000 write off?
If I have non-qualified stock options and I exercised them 1 year later and sold them 3 years later. What portions would be ordinary income and capital gain?
I am looking for an easy to understand explanation of FAS 123 in relation to stock option backdating.
When did which important rules come into effect. i am having trouble understanding the legalese of the actual rules.
I’m searching through the CBOE, but can’t find the price for purchasing the contract, only the strike price and it’s current price. Where the hell is that listed? Thanks.
Would it depend on the amount of time left to expiration? If I have one that expires Dec 22, what would be a good put setpoint to sell to close? Don’t want to be greedy, you know?