Timing is money: Strategic news drops may be boosting executive pay

Matt Harrison Clough for BI

A Business Insider analysis of more than a decade's worth of executive compensation data suggests that some corporate leaders could be enriching themselves by timing market-moving announcements around scheduled stock options grant dates.

Stock options give an employee the right to buy company shares at a fixed "strike" price, normally set on the day the option is awarded, and sell them later at market value. Stock options are designed to be an incentive to improve company performance ...