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		gujk on Nov 10, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zynga Chief Seeks to Claw Back Stock The expected value of illiquid non-controlling stock is 0. There is no problem here. Don't take a job that pays you in unicorn horns and pegassus tails, folks.

jefftk on Nov 10, 2011 [–]

The term "expected value" has a technical meaning, and is not zero here.

Your point that people should not expect to make money from illiquid non-controlling stock is reasonable, though.

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