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To: Rich who wrote (30002)12/5/1999 10:08:00 AM
From: Early Out  Respond to of 77400
 
stock-options.com

As long as you realize the options might not be worth the paper they are printed on, and you are willing to take that risk for a possible substantial gain, you will do fine. Depending on your current financial situation and number of years left in the job market, pre-ipo stock options in the right company can offer very good risk/reward ratio.



To: Rich who wrote (30002)12/5/1999 10:49:00 AM
From: The Phoenix  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 77400
 
Rich,

Early Out is absolutely correct. Options you get pre-IPO are worthless. I've seen IPO's with 10:1 reverse "splits" that is for every 10 shares you own pre-IPO you get one post-IPO. Furtthermore it's pratictally impossible to determine what the cap of company will be after it goes public. The one thing I disagree with Early Out on is that the pre-IPO shares are indeed worth the paper their printed on .... but that's all :-)

OG


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