A Number of Companies Were Accused of "Backdating" Executive Stock

question 30

Multiple Choice

A number of companies were accused of "backdating" executive stock options in the 2000s.Backdating is the procedure by which companies chose the date on which the stock was was most favorable (i.e. ,at its lowest) to act as the putative start date of the option grant.By permitting backdating,companies were essentially giving their executives a form of a

• A)Cliquet option.
• B)Shout option.
• C)Floating-strike lookback option.
• D)Fixed-strike lookback option.

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Definitions:

CCA Class

Stands for Capital Cost Allowance Class, a categorization in Canadian tax law used to determine the depreciation rate for tax purposes on tangible capital assets.

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets, minus its liabilities and intangible assets, as recorded on the balance sheet.

Depreciated

Describes the reduction in value of an asset over time, often due to wear and tear or obsolescence.

Current

Pertaining to the present time or most recent; also refers to assets and liabilities expected to be used or paid within a year.