Get started with your award or ESPP
Go to Fidelity NetBenefits® to accept
your award or enroll in your company's ESPP.
Explore the benefits of your Fidelity brokerage account.
Take action: sell shares, access or move cash, and protect your assets.
How your stock awards and ESPP work
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
An award of stock units that is restricted until vesting requirements are met. Your company then distributes the value as either shares or cash.
Employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs)
A benefit that lets you buy company stock from your paycheck.
Stock options (SOPs)
An award that gives you the ability to purchase shares of company stock at a specified price for a fixed period of time.
Performance awards
An award of stock, units, or cash that is restricted until vesting requirements are met and may be adjusted based on company-established performance goals.
Restricted stock awards (RSAs)
An award of stock that is restricted until vesting requirements are met. Your company then distributes shares.
Stock appreciation rights (SARs)
An award that gives you the ability to receive shares or cash equal in value to the appreciation of company stock over a set period of time.
