Archive for June, 2013

For the past five years, US equities have been on a stunning uptrend, with the S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF: SPY) increasing from 94.55 for the week of June 1, 2009 to 164.80 for the week of June 3, 2013. This move has been good news for recipients of employee stock options (ESOs) and other forms of share-based payment. Recent comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have been met with dramatic responses in both equity and ...