Visit the MOV School . They seem like a good idea. I guess I end up with one share of stock, plus one option for every option. Reloads are great for the employee. For every share you exercise, you get another share.
Most plans only allow reload function through the use of stock swaps.
There are no tax advantages in a stock swap other than it obviously saves one from needing to sell stock to generate cash to exercise the stock option. You want to make sure you are swapping mature shares and they meet all the required holding period as in the case of incentive stock options. All rights reserved.