This recent Planet Money episode [1] talked about how everyone thought options were free a few years ago, including former US Secretary of Commerce Barbara Franklin. It is fascinating and a large contributor to the skyrocketing executive pay we see today.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;18&#x2F;467253394&#x2F;why-did-americas-ceos-get-such-a-big-raise" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;18&#x2F;467253394&#x2F;why-did-americas-ceo...</a>