Zillow (ZG) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · ZGPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Zillow. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current ZG option chain.
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About Zillow
Zillow (ZG) is a public Marketplace company, incorporated in Washington and headquartered in Seattle, WA.
Equity grants at Zillow typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Zillow, officially known as Zillow Group, Inc., is an American tech real-estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006 by co-executive chairmen Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia; Spencer Rascoff, a co-founder of Hotwire.com; David Beitel, Zillow's current chief technology officer; and Kristin Acker, Zillow's current technology leadership advisor.
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Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, both former Expedia executives, founded the company in 2006 and published the Zestimate, an automated home valuation that made private price data public and drew consumers in volume. Revenue comes from real estate agents paying for leads through Premier Agent, plus rentals and mortgage origination. The Zillow Offers instant-buying program launched in 2018 and was shut down in 2021 at substantial loss after pricing models proved unreliable at scale. Headquarters are in Seattle.
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Equity comp at Zillow
- 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 2026-08-17.
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A protective put caps your downside on the ZG 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 ZG option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
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Zillow equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge ZG 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 ZG'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 ZG option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Zillow grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Zillow typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do Zillow RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- No. Zillow 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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