A study by the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies found that executives from our top 10 financial firms earned about $90 million in the value of stock options in recent months.
This is how the game was played. Bankers took stock options on their companies when their stock prices were low during the financial meltdown. Now, with the price of bank stocks shooting up, the value of these options also skyrocketed, helping them to pocket a neat $90 million if they choose to exercise them.
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