optionality

And even if the benefits were equal, you should still prefer the cash because it is more optionality.

Seems like one could negotiate a lower rent by giving the landlord some more optionality with their property.

It's clear in hindsight that Facebook was (rightly) focused on the enormous upside optionality of the Instagram acquisition.

For example, look at all the optionality and contingent payouts in an 'Power Reverse Dual Currency' derivative.

Having cash on hand has optionality value (larger universe of possible deals and better batna in each deal negotiation).

There's something to this – the emphasis on the optionality of 'technical debt' – but it's not quite 'unhedged'.

It's more often driven by high realized volatility in the equity, which increases the value of the equity optionality.

Nullable types (nonnull is the default) solve the issue of optionality: something that might be there sometimes but also may not be.

It's about optionality: startups of all types can now do more with less.

I can't imagine Zuckerberg would trade the unlimited upside (optionality) of real power and influence for stable, predictable income.

That to me gives Goldman the optionality to pay, but not the obligation.

I hope these unnecessary offices parks are replaced by more modern co-working spaces in smaller cities that provide employees optionality.

Paradoxically, increasing the number of goals you can achieve is pretty much the definition of increasing optionality, or freedom." Yup.

They have a fresh mind; they have so much optionality, youth, and stamina.” Sounds like the same reasons we send young people to fight in wars.

The idea that such an "offer" of "options", were we to stipulate that there was any optionality involved, would have been benign?

* "Intentional optionality reduction need not be an act of self-discipline.