You can exercise the options before that time is up, paying the strike price to ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		pastel8739 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Capital One to acquire Brex for $5.15B You can exercise the options before that time is up, paying the strike price to convert them to shares

SilverElfin 19 days ago [–]

But then you’re potentially stuck with worthless options you can never trade, right? Seems very unfriendly to employees

seattle_spring 19 days ago | [–]

> Seems very unfriendly to employees

Ding ding ding ding ding!

Most ICs figure this out sooner or later. Unfortunately many only discover it after being screwed hard financially.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact