Beware of wash sales ..!
You are taxed on the $ amount at vest, not grant.
Keep in mind you can only deduct 3k a year in taxes if you don't have gains to balance against. You can roll remaining losses over yearly
Rolling seems like a great option for this year in general
The 3k is for ordinary income. Capital gains can be deducted from previous years’ loss at no limit.
I think what you can do is sell then buy the stock and hold for the year, that way you will sustain the loss and reduce the tax, and you will still have the equity for it, just make sure you do it within the tax year
How would you reduce tax if you are buying at cheaper price? Tax will be higher as your cost basis is now lesser
You will have to wait 30 days to buy back in order to avoid wash sale.