5 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make with Stock Options

5 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make with Stock Options : "Stock options are complicated; the paperwork that accompanies them can sometimes be a full inch thick of financial legalese. Most employees are just glad to get some ownership in the company — and maybe a lottery ticket if the startup does really well. But most employees don’t recognize what their options really are, nor do they understand that there are some catastrophic choices they can make with those options that could leave them bankrupt or worse."