TSLA Investor Discussions

[tander]

They will be newly issued.

Very ambitious options programme! Musk is confident!

Newbie question: these 5% of Tesla's share (some 5 million shares) that he will be eligable to buy over 10 years, where will they come from? Newly issued? Bought on the open market?


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[artsci]

Nick Butcher on Elon's new package of stock-option inenctives

A very interesting analysis: A $43 Billion Tesla: Musk's Incentives Of Interest - Seeking Alpha

 

[bonnie]

Under discussion here: TSLA Investor Discussions

 

[joefee]

They will be newly issued.

They can also buy when the stock is “undervalued” and book these shares in their option program.

 

[Citizen-T]

They can also buy when the stock is “undervalued” and book these shares in their option program.

Doubt very much that Tesla will be doing any stock buybacks anytime soon.

 

[Incredulocious]

Ok, I haven't sold anything since things changed. When I go to sell at this point, will Ameritrade ask me which purchase it was related to?

You would have already been asked to confirm your cost basis reporting method for your overall account last year (or maybe it was back in 2011). I know I was asked on each of my brokerages, including with Ameritrade. You can of course go see what it's set to under your Ameritrade account profile settings. It's labeled "Tax Lot ID Methods". I've never tried to see if or how you can set a method for a particular transaction (before settlement). I just let things be with my selected "first-in first-out".

 

[ckessel]

You would have already been asked to confirm your cost basis reporting method for your overall account last year (or maybe it was back in 2011).

I haven't sold any stock since 2009, so this will all be new to me....oh boy.

 

[Uncle Ron]

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[dmckinstry]

You called it again!..:smile:
I would sell a few but I am worried about the Separation Anxiety Disorder.

I'm with you. I'm afraid that if I sell, it'll only go up and I won't be able to afford to buy back in.

 

[Johan]

Realistically, why would that happen if there wasn't a big new announcement, or if Tesla has a great quarterly? Now I think we're just seeing wild swings with the markets (i.e. a high beta)

 

[Uncle Ron]

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[Citizen-T]

I'm with you. I'm afraid that if I sell, it'll only go up and I won't be able to afford to buy back in.

I'm not saying sell it all. Not even sell a bunch, just take a little off the top. If the stock price never falls back down and you can't buy back in, that is a high-quality problem to have. Nothing to be upset about.

I sold 8% of my shares at $30.85 there when I posted that. If I never get back in, you won't see me sad about that.

 

[Teslawisher]

What is the sudden $2/share drop in post-market trading? Then, it just as suddenly pops back up to around the closing price.

 

[Uncle Ron]

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[T@oo]

A very interesting analysis: A $43 Billion Tesla: Musk's Incentives Of Interest - Seeking Alpha

" ... and achieving a gross margin greater than 30% for four consecutive quarters."

w00t?

 

[Uncle Ron]

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[Citizen-T]

Somebody got really lucky to get 100 shares at $28.27. Seller hit the wrong button or a short having fun.

And that is why you should never ever ever use a market order, especially in after hours. Always set a limit.

 

[PV4EV]

This news is moving the stock today I believe

A $43 Billion Tesla: Musk's Incentives Of Interest - Seeking Alpha

Wow, that's quite an article ! Off the top of my head, I think Elon has about 25-30m Tesla shares ?


If the share price really does hit, say, $150 within 5 yrs, that kinda makes his stock worth $40 billion or more. Add in Solarcity, Space X and the Tesla Options package etc, and this will put him at the top of the pile for worlds richest people …

I wonder what its going to cost to Terra-form Mars for his new mansion? Or, maybe he'll just move to some island with an extinct volcano and hollow it out !


Off course it could all go horribly wrong, especially if someone invents a good old fashioned matter-transporter or sumthin ..

 

[tander]

Realistically, why would that happen if there wasn't a big new announcement, or if Tesla has a great quarterly? Now I think we're just seeing wild swings with the markets (i.e. a high beta)

Welcome to TSLA the first all electric rollercoaster!

 

[Uncle Ron]

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