Chapter 16: 12Q (page 874)
What date or event does the profession believe should be used in determining the value of a stock option? What arguments support this position?
Short Answer
The profession recommends that fair value of a stock option be up in the air on the date on which the option is conceded to a particular individual.
It is the value of the option at the grant date, rather than the grantor's conclusive gain or loss on the monetary exchange, which for the end goal of accounting includes anything the grantor hopes to pay.