Stock Options vs RSUs: Two Types Of Company Equity

Stock Options vs RSUs: Two Types Of Company Equity
Do you want to understand the differences between Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options? In this video, Tony breaks down these two types of equity compensation and gives some tips on how to manage the tax implications of your decisions.
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00:00 -- Intro
00:15 -- What are stock options?
00:50 -- What are RSUs?
01:22 -- How RSUs and Options are taxed
04:00 -- Alternative Minimum Tax
04:49 -- How RSUs and Options are used as compensation
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[@amyshaw2170]

Are ”Stock options” the same thing as “RSA’s”? Most information online compares RSU’s to RSA’s but not many mention “Stock options”. I don’t understand if a stock option is the same thing as an RSA or if these are 3 different concepts.

[@ranarayya1724]

I like your videos but you speak very fast, please even the video takes longer time to finalize the explanation it is better than repeating the same video twice, thanks anyway for your efforts

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[@NishaanthHReddy]

You can slow down the video using "Shift" + "

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yk what u choosing ? got the same thing wanna choose stocks but dont know too much about em