Futures contract
A futures contract was a contract traded on a futures exchange (such as the Ferengi Futures Exchange), to buy or sell a certain commodity at a certain date in the future at a specified price.

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." ()

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