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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Options are basically just a special price you get to pay for stock. There's another concept called "stock appreciation rights" in which shares are granted at a given strike price, and taxation only occurs on the price difference upon exercise (sale).