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by JumpCrisscross 2009 days ago
> In that case, don't I as an employee get liquidity either way, since it's being bought at the agreed upon price?

Correct. The problem is a lot of companies go further. They restrict sales completely. In practice, insiders are allowed to purchase at depressed prices in tenders from time to time and then resell at a mark-up in the open markets.