GitLab (GTLB) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · GTLBPrice a protective put or zero-cost collar on GitLab. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current GTLB option chain.
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GitLab (GTLB) is a public Dev Tools company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. IPO'd Oct 14, 2021.
Last close: $27.81 per share (as of 2026-06-16).
Equity grants at GitLab typically include incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs), and restricted stock units (RSUs).
GitLab is a software forge primarily developed by GitLab Inc. It is available as either a free software "Community" edition or a proprietary software "Enterprise" edition.
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Founded in Ukraine by Dmitriy Zaporozhets in 2011 as an open-source Git repository manager, GitLab merged with Sid Sijbrandij's hosted offering and went through Y Combinator in 2015. The fully remote company (Delaware incorporated, no headquarters) listed on NASDAQ in October 2021 under ticker GTLB. Its DevSecOps platform bundles Git hosting, CI/CD pipelines, security scanning, and the GitLab Duo Agent Platform for agentic AI across the SDLC. Fiscal 2026 revenue reached $955M with ARR crossing $1B and 1,456 customers above $100K ARR.
Sources: ir.gitlab.com · about.gitlab.com
Equity comp at GitLab
- RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.
Researched 2026-05-07.
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A protective put caps your downside on the GTLB position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current GTLB option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share GTLB position at $27.81 is worth $139,050. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $2,781 to $5,562) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off GTLB's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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GitLab equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge GTLB stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and GTLB's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current GTLB option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does GitLab grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at GitLab typically takes the form of incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs), and restricted stock units (RSUs). Incentive stock options can trigger the alternative minimum tax (AMT) when you exercise. Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do GitLab RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- No. GitLab restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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