RationalOptimist
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Is there any precedent for a company going private to offer existing option holders with strike dates later than the transaction, the chance to continue to hold their options, the same way that share holders can continue to own shares? I would love that to happen in this case. Right now as my Jan 2020 call options with strike prices as high as $700 are taking serious hits. But the owners of those calls are among Tesla's biggest believers. I would guess Elon would want to protect them. He could do that by arguing for option holders rights to transfer to the private company. ie. holders would retain the right to buy shares in private Tesla in jan 2020 for $700. If he were to announce that, I'm guessing the value of those long-term options will rapidly recover.