Options for compensation: While employee stock options grow in popularity, some wonder if the value of such plans is in fact overstated

From: CA Magazine | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

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WHILE EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS GROW IN POPULARITY, SOME WONDER IF THE VALUE OF SUCH PLANS IS IN FACT OVERSTATED

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Stock options are a material component of executive compensation in both Canada and the United States. In 1991, one-third of Canada's largest 100 public companies offered stock options to compensate employees; by 1995, that number had grown to two-thirds. In 2000, a review of proxy statements filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange did not reveal any companies in the top 100 not ...

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