stock options to be counted as expenses ?


Subject: stock options to be counted as expenses ?
From: Stanley Long (slong@customcpu.com)
Date: Wed Sep 18 2002 - 12:23:42 AKDT


The Straits Times
Conference Board backs call to treat options as expenses - SEPT 18, 2002
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,143955,00.html?
 Yesterday's recommendations were not unanimous. Mr Volcker said options
 should be phased out entirely as an element of executive compensation,
while
 Intel's Mr Grove said he remains opposed to treating options as
expenses on
 quarterly statements.

 - New rules might help stock market -
Bill Parish's comments in the Portland (Oregon) Insight.
        http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=13111
 "Surprisingly, most of these investment losses are concentrated in
fewer than
 10 companies, the biggest being Microsoft Corp."

Ancient Background Information:
        http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html

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