lockup

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Planning should be done earlier so employees can start executing on it as soon as the lockup ends, says Brooks Schaffer, founder and managing partner at Waypoint West in San Francisco.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Newly public companies typically have lockup periods that prevent insiders from dumping shares for a while, often six months or so.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

That should help mitigate trading volatility in the next few weeks to months, especially as SpaceX’s complicated lockup provisions allow some insiders to begin selling their shares.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

That should help mitigate trading volatility in the next few weeks to months, especially as SpaceX’s complicated lockup provisions allow some insiders to begin selling their shares.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The cops had her back there in lockup right now with me and Ma waiting in this room out front.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore