[hanniabu]

Stock fluctuations are irrelevant with this amount... stock could tank 20% and here's still getting $175M

[jvmfjvfjvf]

The stock would be worth less than his options price. Why would he still get $175M?

[djcapelis]

They’re not options, they’re grants of stock units which vest over time. A unit of stock is a share granted and vesting at its full price, not an option to buy stock at some price later.

While startups use options, most large public tech companies typically do not.