GitLab (GTLB) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · GTLBPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on GitLab. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current GTLB option chain.
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About GitLab
GitLab (GTLB) is a public Dev Tools company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. IPO'd Oct 14, 2021.
Last close: $49.1 per share (as of 2026-09-15).
Equity grants at GitLab typically include incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs), and restricted stock units (RSUs).
GitLab Inc. is an American company that operates and develops GitLab, an open-core DevOps software package that can develop, secure, and operate software. GitLab includes a distributed version control system based on Git, including features such as access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, and wikis for every project, as well as snippets.
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In October 2021, GitLab listed on Nasdaq at $77 a share, valuing the company near $11 billion on its first trading day. Dmytro Zaporozhets started the underlying open-source code-hosting project in 2011; Sytse Sijbrandij joined in 2012 and the two incorporated GitLab Inc. in 2014. The company sells a single platform combining Git-based source control, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD, tools that automatically test and ship code changes), and security scanning, run by a workforce with no physical offices. Fiscal 2025 revenue reached $759.2 million, up 31% year over year, across roughly 2,375 employees.
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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 $49.1 is worth $245,500. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $4,910 to $9,820) 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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