Quality option
Also called the swap option, the seller's choice of deliverables in Treasury Bond and Treasury note futures contract . Related: cheapest to deliver issue

Quality spread
Also called credit spread, the spread between treasury securities and non-Treasury securities that are identical in all respects except for quality rating. For instance, the difference between yields on treasuries and those on single A-rated industrial bonds.

Quick ratio
Indicator of a company's financial strength (or weakness). Calculated by taking current assets less inventories, divided by current liabilities . Also called the Acid Test ratio.

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