Stock options grant the right to buy or sell a stock at a set price and are profitable if predicted accurately. Employee stock options (ESOs) allow employees to buy company stock, tying compensation ...

There's no shortage of legendary tales about workers striking it rich with employee stock options. At Microsoft (MSFT), for example, the tech boom of the 1990s reportedly made approximately 10,000 ...

TOKYO -- Japanese startups soon will be permitted to use stock options for paying outside experts who contribute to new business, under the government's latest proposal to encourage innovation.

TOKYO -- Japanese businesses increasingly favor restricted stock over stock options for senior managers, aiming to align incentives with share value over time.