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Re:Shopify lets staff decide cash-stock pay mix as shares dive by gpderetta on Friday September 16, 2022 @12:35PM (#32868607)
Yes, that's why I suggest you should buy calls on the day your grant would have been assigned if you think the stock will go up.

Of course most people won't do it because is very risky. Yet getting RSUs has similar risk (or larger as you can lose more than the option premium).

There might be US tax implications that I'm not familiar with of course.

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Re:Shopify lets staff decide cash-stock pay mix as shares dive by darkwizard42 on Friday September 16, 2022 @02:53PM (#32870486)
You aren't allowed to do this in the US. Lot of regulations on your RSUs and when you can sell etc. including derivatives on your vested and unvested stock.
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Re:Shopify lets staff decide cash-stock pay mix as shares dive by gpderetta on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:14PM (#32870713)
We are talking about a scenario in which you get cash not RSU.

Also I'm not familiar with the US case, but I understand those limitations are contractual not regulatory and thus have no bearing in what's would be optimal for the employee.

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