Eldison Glossary

We created a list of the most frequently used words within the Eldison platform for your easier navigation. The glossary contains 50+ defined terms related to employee equity programs, organized alphabetically. Key categories include:

• Vesting concepts: Accelerated vesting, cliff, milestone-based vesting, pause vesting, reverse vesting, time-based vesting, vesting, vesting period, vesting schedule.
• Equity types: Award, bonus swap, depository receipts, equity, phantom shares, restricted stock units (RSUs), salary swap, stock options, swap awards.
• Company/employee status: Bad leaver, good leaver, eligibility.
• Financial concepts: Buyback, cap table, company valuation, dilution, dividends, exercise, exercise price, exercise window, fair market value (FMV), fully diluted equity, initial value, valuation.
• Plan types: ESOP, ESOP allocation, ESOP plan, ESOP pool, EMI (Enterprise Management Incentives), phantom plan, STAK plan, US stock options plan.
• Exit events: Exit, IPO (Initial Public Offering).
• Award structures: Grant size, standalone award.

Each definition ranges from one to three sentences, explaining the term's function within employee equity management. Missing a term? Let us know at tech@eldison.com.