Thread: Go economy!
View Single Post
Old 2008-06-25, 10:01 AM   #12
sperry
The Doink
 
sperry's Avatar
 
Real Name: Scott
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
 
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
 
The way out is through
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by wrxkidid View Post
Why not just invest in microsoft in your personal portfolio in stead of using money on IGTs stock options?
I think people are forgetting what stock options are.

"Mr. Perry, IGT would like to offer you the option to buy our stock 5 years from now at today's price of $38/share"

"Gee thanks IGT, I hope 5 years from now when those options are vested, the stock is worth more than $38/share... 'cause today they're worth $28/share."

It's not like IGT is going to offer me the option to buy Microsoft stock, or like I can do anything with my IGT options before they're vested.
__________________
Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?
sperry is offline   Reply With Quote