lockup
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Usually, employees of startups can only cash out once a company is sold or goes public, potentially after a lockup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Each stage of the lockup expiration gives insiders the opportunity to offload more of the stock they accumulated before SpaceX went public in June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Most shares owned by insiders are subject to a complicated, staggered lockup schedule that allows certain amounts of stock to be released at a time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Even so, the end of the lockup has left individual investors like Tamar June bracing for more volatility should company insiders decide to cash in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cops had her back there in lockup right now with me and Ma waiting in this room out front.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
