AlphaTakes – Determining the Size of the Stock Option Pool

In this AlphaTakes video, Meechie Pietruczak discusses calculating the number of shares in an emerging technology company’s option pool.

Here are the key takeaways from this video:

  1. Emerging technology companies usually create stock option pools to compensate and incentivize employees, directors, consultants and other independent contractors.
  2. The size of the option pool is typically calculated as a percentage of all capital stock, which is often in the range of 10 to 20%.
  3. The size of the option pool may have a significant impact on the price per share paid by an investor.