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Re:Google Life Sciences Exodus by chii on Monday March 28, 2016 @07:31PM (#11378341)
> to purchase stock [via] vesting

So when the rsu has vested, it is converted to normal stock, where you can sell on the market for cash?

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Re:Google Life Sciences Exodus by brandmeyer on Monday March 28, 2016 @10:35PM (#11379132)
> converted to normal stock, where you can sell on the market for cash?

With the smaller Google-specific "well but" limit that insider trading rules restrict employees from trading in the company stock except for narrow trading windows after the company's quarterly reports.

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Re:Google Life Sciences Exodus by kyrra on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @12:02AM (#11379402)
You can sell during blackout periods if you file a 10b5-1 plan a few months (year?) in advance.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rule-10b5-1.asp

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Re:Google Life Sciences Exodus by benlangmuir on Monday March 28, 2016 @08:28PM (#11378653)
Yes. It's just stock on a vesting schedule.
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