They're certainly capitalists, but despite lots of references to stock markets, the Nagus's holdings, etc., we don't see them forming, discussing, or dealing wi

They're certainly capitalists, but despite lots of references to stock markets, the Nagus's holdings, etc., we don't see them forming, discussing, or dealing with a lot of corporations. Quark and his more distant relatives are firmly petit bourgeoisie, Brunt is middle management at something like a brown-collar job, etc. The fascism of Cardassia and cooperative structure of the Federation both ring more corporate than the Ferengi, most of the time.