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Stock options for laid-off Amazon employees
News While granting stock options to new employees has become standard in the high-tech industry, giving departing employees a stock fund is an anomaly, compensation experts say. Presumably the options held by the people being laid off are either under...
[January 31, 2001, 10:50]
Apple escapes charges in US stock-options probe
News The US Department of Justice has ended its two-year criminal probe into backdated stock options at Apple and has decided not to file charges against current and former executives, including chief executive Steve Jobs, according to a report on...
[July 11, 2008, 10:42]
RIM chairman quits over stock options
News The chairman of handset manufacturer RIM has resigned following an investigation into the backdating of stock options, but will stay on as co-chief executive and director of the BlackBerry-maker. A Monday statement from RIM indicated that an audit...
[March 6, 2007, 12:11]
Tech salaries edge up but stock options vanish
News Information technology workers got a slight pay raise in 2003, but long-term employee incentives such as stock options declined, according to a new survey by Gartner. A full 61 percent of respondents said they didn't offer long-term rewards like...
[July 10, 2003, 8:23]
Apple's Jobs hit by ex-CFO stock options claims
News He will pay almost $3.5m in restitution for the January 2001 stock options that he exercised, reflecting the profit gained from the earlier grant date. The stock-options affair also isn't expected to put too much of a damper on Apple's first...
[April 25, 2007, 8:35]
Former CFO quits Apple in stock options probe
News In stock-option backdating, a company selects a favourable grant date for the options when the company's stock price was relatively low. Apple's investigation into stock option grants has led to the resignation of a former chief financial officer...
[October 5, 2006, 9:10]
Dell: Show me the stock options
News When given the choice between discounted stock options or a cash bonus, Dell chief executive Michael Dell took the stock. Under the company's executive stock plan, stock options were granted 23 March to key executives, giving them the choice to...
[May 30, 2002, 7:31]
Visual Stock Options
Downloads Visual Stock Options Analyzer - powerful analysis tool for development, testing, and application of stock and options strategies. Just select a strategy and VOptions will download options and stock data and generate profit/loss charts for your...
[June 22, 2005, 8:00]
British cat acquires dot-com stock options
News A British cat has set a precedent in the world of dot-com stock trading by acquiring stock options in a UK start-up, it was revealed Wednesday. The investment-savvy feline, which, incidentally is black and white and called Ziggy, has apparently...
[July 6, 2000, 7:36]
A Year Ago: British cat acquires dot-com stock options
News A British cat has set a precedent in the world of dot-com stock trading by acquiring stock options in a UK start-up, it was revealed Wednesday. The investment-savvy feline, which, incidentally is black and white and called Ziggy, has apparently...
[July 6, 2001, 6:28]
Bonds & Stock Options
Downloads When using stock options section, it will help you calculate the earnings and return of investment when exercising your options (either call or put options). Calculate Profit and ROI of a Call Stock Option
[January 7, 2009, 3:43]
New US bill takes a shot at stock options
News A Congressional bill introduced Wednesday could dampen the technology industry's widespread reliance on stock options. Stock options allow employees to purchase a company's stock at a set price for a specified period of time, such as five or 10 years.
[February 14, 2002, 16:03]
Jobs, Apple directors face new stock-options lawsuit
News Current and former members of Apple, including chief executive Steve Jobs and several directors, are being sued again over their role in the company's stock-options backdating affair. Martin Vogel and Kenneth Mahoney, the plaintiffs, are charging...
[July 3, 2008, 9:41]
Google faces new inquiry over stock options
News Google said late on Monday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal inquiry into its issuance of stock options to insiders, yet another caution before the company's closely watched public offering begins.
[August 17, 2004, 16:35]
Former Brocade execs face stock options charges
News Instead, the FBI claims, Reyes and other executives backdated stock options to attract and retain key employees. The options would be worthless if the stock fell below $10. If an executive is able to change the date retroactively — for instance, to...
[July 21, 2006, 8:35]
The Day Ahead: Amid slide, CDNow reprices its stock options
News It wasn't immediately clear where the options were initially priced, but the company said they "were set at an exercise price greater than the closing price of CDNow common stock on March 20. Maybe CEO Jason Olim and company would like to explain...
[March 31, 2000, 13:33]
Former Apple lawyer settles stock-options lawsuit
News Former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen has settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over charges that she improperly backdated stock options at the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against...
[August 15, 2008, 10:24]
Tate quits Rambus amid stock options probe
News Geoff Tate, the former chief executive of Rambus, quit the company's board of directors on Tuesday as more details emerged of his role in the allocation of stock options. Rambus is not the only company to face questioning over the timing of stock...
[August 16, 2006, 13:30]
Apple execs settle stock-options lawsuit
News Apple executives have settled a shareholder lawsuit filed over its stock-option backdating practices for $14m (£8m). Attempts by shareholders to sue on their own behalf have been stymied by the fact Apple's stock has risen since the backdating was...
[September 11, 2008, 8:40]
Apple defends Steve Jobs in options row
News Apple released new information about its allocation of stock options on Friday, defending chief executive Steve Jobs following speculation that a key document had been forged. Almost 200 technology companies have been caught up in the options...
[December 29, 2006, 11:10]
