Pinterest (PINS) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · PINSPrice a protective put or zero-cost collar on Pinterest. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current PINS option chain.
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Pinterest (PINS) is a public Consumer Internet company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. IPO'd Apr 18, 2019.
Last close: $21.33 per share (as of 2026-06-16).
Equity grants at Pinterest typically include non-qualified stock options (NSOs) and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Pinterest is an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of digital pinboards. This includes recipes, home, style, motivation, and inspiration on the Internet using image sharing. Pinterest, Inc. was founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp, and is headquartered in San Francisco.
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Founded in 2010 by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra, Pinterest runs a visual discovery platform built around inspiration boards, shoppable Pins, and AI-powered visual search from its San Francisco headquarters. Shares began trading on NYSE as PINS in April 2019. Q1 2026 revenue hit $1.008 billion (up 18% YoY), monthly active users reached a record 631 million, and global ARPU climbed 6% to $1.61, with US/Canada ARPU at $7.12. Generative-AI mockups, AR try-ons, and tighter retailer integrations now convert roughly half of 80 billion monthly searches with commercial intent.
Sources: businesswire.com · infotechlead.com
Equity comp at Pinterest
- 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 PINS 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 PINS option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share PINS position at $21.33 is worth $106,650. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $2,133 to $4,266) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off PINS's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Pinterest equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge PINS 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 PINS'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 PINS option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Pinterest grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Pinterest typically takes the form of non-qualified stock options (NSOs) and restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do Pinterest RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- No. Pinterest 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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