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Why did some companies backdate stock option grants in the United States prior to 2002 ? What changed in 2002 ?
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Backdating refers to the practice of retroactively setting the grant date of stock options to a date when the stock price was lower, thus increasing the potential profits for the recipients. The primary reason companies engaged in backdating was to provide Show more…
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