Thursday, March 15, 2007

The "True" Cost of Stock Options

How to value employee stock options (ESO)? This is possibly the central issue in the debate on whether these options should be expensed. According to basic accounting rules, if a value can be placed on this form of compensation, it should be expensed. Proponents of expensing employee stock options say there are many models that can be used to place a value on options.

Opponents argue these models are not applicable to employee stock options. This article will take a look at the argument of the opponents and then explore the possibility of a different approach to determining the cost of employee stock options.

Read more at investopedia.com

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