RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Stock Options - Steve forfeited 250,000 options He didn't have the option to exercise his options. 1/3 of his options would have been available to exercise on his 1 year anniversary working for LME, another 1/3 on the 2nd anniversary, and the final 1/3 on the 3rd anniversary. This is the standard LME vesting schedule for options. It ensures that options are only going to folks that stay with the company for the long run.
All the work he did for LME was effectively done for free and without compensation.