You can sell the stock. This isn't complicated.

rwmj 26 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

True, it isn't complicated. With everyone rushing for the doors the price will rapidly tank.

malfist 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Selling is a taxable event

Only for individuals, isn't it? Mutual funds etc don't have to pay CGT on everything, do they?

	▲	al_borland 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It looks like mutual funds pass the gains, and the tax, onto those holding shared of the mutual fund. > Because mutual funds are pass-through vehicles, they are required by law to distribute most of these gains to shareholders each year. These are called capital gains distributions. Other types of funds don't necessarily have this problem, or lessen it. > Holding mutual funds inside an IRA, 401(k), or Roth IRA shields you from annual tax bills. > Index funds: Passive funds trade less frequently, leading to fewer gains. > Tax-managed funds: Specifically structured to reduce taxable events. > Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Use an “in-kind” redemption mechanism that avoids triggering taxable sales. https://mutualfundnation.com/mutual-fund-capital-gains/

gizajob 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Neither is ignoring the offer and continuing to hold, if you’ve already been in for two, five, ten, twenty or more years like some have been.

Won’t eBay shareholders own most of the combined company though? They won’t all be able to exit at the sale price.