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Employee Stock

"Many large companies offer Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) that let you buy your employer's stock at a discount. These plans are offered as an employment incentive. You get to buy the stock at a price that's lower than the market price. Your discounted price is known as the offer or grant price, because your employer has offered it to you, or granted it to you. The company keeps the stock in your name until you decide to sell it. At that point you have to begin thinking about taxes." Read Entire Article