Option
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
An option was a financial instrument that represented the right to engage in a future transaction on some underlying security.
In 2373, Quark's investments in antimonium options, quadrotriticale futures and powdered newt supplements were wiped out, leaving him "up to his lobes in debt." (DS9: "Business as Usual")
- Options were likely traded on the Ferengi Futures Exchange.
