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. Cheney said he would put his stock in a blind trust if elected. They also would not take effect until after Inauguration Day. He said he also would give up those options.