- TIL of the first option play: the ancient Greek Thales suspected a rise in the olive crop he bought the usage rights for all the olive presses in the spring. "When the season arrived, there was a sudden demand for a number of presses at the same time, and he realized a large sum of money." http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0058%3Abook%3D1%3Asection%3D1259a 3 comments wallstreetbets