CURRENT STOCK PRICE

Current stock price. For this calculator the current stock price is assumed to be the strike price. The strike price is the stock price at which your options were issued. The underlying stock price must exceed the strike price for your options to have any value.

STOCK APPRECIATES AT

This is the annual rate of return you expect from the stock underlying your options. Thanks to the leveraged nature of your stock options, once the underlying stock value has exceeded your strike price, the value of your options will increase at an accelerated rate.

ANNUAL STOCK OPTION GRANT

This is the number of stock options you receive each year. The strike price for each year will be calculated as the projected stock price.

NUMBER OF YEARS

The number of years you expect to hold these options. This can be any number from three to twenty-five.