InternetForumUser Your statement seems to indicate you are not clear on how stock options work.
Options are considered to be “in the money” when the current market price of the stock is greater than the grant price.
• Grant price/exercise price/strike price – the specified price at which your employee stock option plan says you can purchase the stock • Issue date – the date the option is given to you • Market price – the current price of the stock • Vesting date - the date you can exercise your options according to the terms of your employee stock option plan • Exercise date – the date you do exercise