[Steve Van Doorn]

i don't understand this:
The CEO of Dick's is "buying" tens of thousands of stocks this month at $0.00 each as a "award"
this raised the stock price it would seem. He seems to be doing this a lot.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dks/insideractions

[PAR35]

Execs get an option to buy the stock. They can then either hold it or sell it at market price. (Sometimes there are restrictions on how long they have to hold it before sale). When the option is granted, it states how much they’ll have to pay for the stock.