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When an employee is vested in employer-matching retirement funds or stock options, she has nonforfeitable rights to those assets. The amount in which an employee is vested often increases gradually over a period of years until the employee is 100% vested. A common vesting period is three to five years.
The vesting period is the length of time that an employee must wait in order to be able to exercise their ESOs. Why does the employee need to wait? Because it gives the employee an incentive to perform well and stay with the company.
Often, vested stock options expire if they are not exercised within the specified timeframe after service termination. Typically, stock options expire within 90 days of leaving the company, so you could lose them if you don't exercise your options.
When a stock option vests, it means that it is actually available for you to exercise or buy. Unfortunately, you will not receive all of your options right when you join a company; rather, the options vest gradually, over a period of time known as the vesting period.