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Optional vs Optionable - What's the difference?

optional | optionable |

As adjectives the difference between optional and optionable

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while optionable is of or pertaining to options on a stock or equity. For some stocks, it is possible to trade options on them, hence they are optionable, for other stocks options aren't traded so they are not optionable.

optional

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
    • On that beach clothing is entirely optional .

    Antonyms

    * obligatory * mandatory * compulsory

    Related terms

    * option * optionality

    optionable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (finance) Of or pertaining to options on a stock or equity. For some stocks, it is possible to trade options on them, hence they are optionable, for other stocks options aren't traded so they are not optionable.