When you have Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), you cannot "exercise" those options until they vest. Vesting is what gives you the right/ability to exercise the options. There are multiple scenarios, each with different tax consequences, for exercising and selling your ISOs. For more information, see the following TurobTax article:
Incentive Stock Options
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