Cheney is prepared to release his financial disclosure forms and 10 years of income tax returns. Cheney made the statement as he prepared to release his financial disclosure forms and 10 years of income tax returns.
Options allow someone to buy a company's stock at a preset price.
Some have urged him not to retain the options because Halliburton's stock price could be affected by actions taken by a Bush-Cheney administration. Unlike stock, options could not be placed in a blind trust, where the recipient has no control over his or her investments. They also would not take effect until after Inauguration Day. Cheney said he would set up a blind trust if elected vice president. He received a multimillion-dollar retirement package from Halliburton, the company he ran for five years.