how to make the stocks being traded next year.

Hi there, 

I was laid off on 9/30/2003, at that time I was told be HR that I have
to trade my stock options in 90 days. I have a Etrade/OptionsLink
account where those stock options are, and they can be exercised at
anytime. Besides that, I DO NOT have a penny in that account.

So the question is can I have the stocks being sold next year? That is
I am buying those stocks sometime this year, but sell them at the
beginning of next year.
The reasons for this are: the stock price of that company is too low,
and I do not want to pay income tax for this year.


thanks for any tips. 



Chun Ji