Ferengi Commerce Authority
The Ferengi Commerce Authority (also known as the FCA) is an agency of the Ferengi government charged with overseeing business practices and the enforcement of Ferengi Trade By-Laws (including the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities) in the Ferengi Alliance. Under this authority, the FCA has the ability to dispense or revoke the rights of any Ferengi to conduct business under the Trade By-Laws. Ferengi who refuse to follow these rules can be barred from trade with other Ferengi, or anyone seeking to do business with the Alliance.
Decisions of the FCA can be overruled by the Grand Nagus, such as in matters of business license revocation. The FCA is governed by a Board of Liquidators that have the power to confirm or reject the appointment of a new Grand Nagus. The FCA's primary offices are located on the 40th floor of the Tower of Commerce, on Ferenginar. Asking a question of the receptionist costs one slip of latinum. To sit down in a chair costs three slips, and to stand costs 1 slip.
Agents of the FCA are known as "Liquidators," and are commonly feared by traditional Ferengi. Brunt was a particularly ambitious liquidator, who nearly managed to get himself appointed as the new Grand Nagus in 2373, and again in 2374. The FCA's authority extends even beyond the Ferengi Alliance, and its rules govern Ferengi anywhere in the galaxy.
Also see: Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
