Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · WTWPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Willis Towers Watson. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current WTW option chain.
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About Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is a public Fintech company, incorporated in Ireland and headquartered in London England, United Kingdom.
Last close: $288.61 per share (as of 2026-10-03).
Equity grants at Willis Towers Watson typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Willis Towers Watson plc is a British-American multinational advisory, broking and solutions company. Its operations span commercial insurance brokerage and risk advisory, employee benefits and rewards consulting, retirement and actuarial services, and investment advice for pension funds and institutional investors.
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The 2016 merger of Willis Group and Towers Watson joined insurance broking with human-capital and actuarial consulting, and a later attempt to merge with Aon was abandoned under antitrust objection in 2021. Broking places commercial risk for fees; the consulting half advises on pensions, benefits design, and insurance-company actuarial work. Health and benefits consulting has grown with employer medical cost pressure. The company is incorporated in Ireland after the merger. Headquarters are in London.
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Equity comp at Willis Towers Watson
- WTW uses a modified double-trigger structure for RSUs and PSUs (performance-based restricted share units) on a change in control. If the acquirer assumes or substitutes the awards, they keep vesting on the original schedule and only accelerate if the employee is also terminated without cause (or resigns for good reason) within a set window after the deal closes. If the acquirer does not assume or replace the awards, they vest immediately upon the change in control itself.
- RSUs use double-trigger vesting. Two things must both happen before the shares are yours: (1) the normal time-based vesting completes, and (2) the company has a liquidity event (an IPO or an acquisition). Until both happen, you do not yet own the shares and you do not owe tax on them.
Researched 2026-08-27.
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A protective put caps your downside on the WTW 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 WTW option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share WTW position at $288.61 is worth $1,443,050. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $28,861 to $57,722) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off WTW's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Willis Towers Watson equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge WTW 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 WTW'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 WTW option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Willis Towers Watson grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Willis Towers Watson typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do Willis Towers Watson RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- Yes. Willis Towers Watson restricted stock units (RSUs) vest only when two things both happen: the time-based schedule completes, and the company has a liquidity event such as an initial public offering (IPO) or an acquisition. Until both occur you do not own the shares and owe no tax on them.
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