As technology stocks ascended in the second half of the 1990s, employee stock options were the dominant form of equity compensation, with companies distributing them to rank-and-file employees as ...

Other versions of employee ownership include direct-purchase programs, stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, and stock appreciation rights. ESOP stands for employee stock ownership plan.

Employee stock option plans (ESOPs) and restricted stock units (RSUs) are among the most common types of equity compensation. An employee stock option is a contract that grants you the right to ...