Executive Stock Options Are Issued with the Hope That the Recipient

question 28

Multiple Choice

Executive stock options are issued with the hope that the recipient will:

• A) sell the shares they currently own thereby diversifying the firm's ownership.
• B) work to increase the value of the firm's stock.
• C) never execute them.
• D)sell their shares at the option's exercise price.

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