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TRADING ******* THE GAME PLAN ============= Trading strategies may vary from pilot to pilot but all shrewd tacticians map their trading routes with great care, investing profits into the accumulation of hardware. The Cobra must be armed as fully and quickly as possible. Study the trading section of this manual, and establish profitable trading routes. Spacers must consider how close to the viper�s sting they wish to fly. For the successful fulfilment of more risky pursuits, e.g. travel to dangerous planets or trade in contraband, may be rewarded with great yields. Conversely, this attracts vicious encounters with powerful ships. THE TRADE MONITOR ================= All trading must be with space stations, free-space trading is impossible. Following new regulations the trading process has been made far easier. The trade monitor (F3) displays sell and buy prices for each product and the quantity available. The hold column shows the amount of each item in the Cobra's cargo hold (F9). The buy and sell prices advertised by a space station are not always fixed. For traders with vast quantities of a sought after product, stations have been known to allow negotiations or margin squeezing. Cargo Exchanges --------------- To sell cargo from the hold to the space station use minus, to buy use add. This is conducted in single unit measures but to speed up trading, press one of the Shift keys on the astrogation board in conjunction with Mous button. TRADING WITH WORLDS =================== Ancillary Computer Predictions ------------------------------ It is very difficult to predict demand for carried goods, however the ancillary computer supplied with the Cobra can be used at all times to perform stock market analysis. To enter the computer use F12 or desk from the SelectaBar. Insider Trading --------------- To complicate matters further, GalCop prohibit planets from advertising their needs or announcing market prices beyond their own system. Insider trading carries the death penalty: a loss far in excess of any profits that could be gained! Without any inside information, all transactions are a risk. A Trading Formula ----------------- With vigilance a trading formula can be calculated: Agricultural worlds by their nature, have excess food produce at low purchase prices and a constant requirement of machinery and spare parts. Rich agricultural worlds produce vast quantities of food and textiles at very low prices. They will buy luxuries and other population servers with little concern for price. Industrial worlds have a terrific demand for agricultural produce needed to fill workers� stomachs. They need raw materials for refining and like rich agriculturals require high tech goods and luxuries. The easiest method for reaping high yields from cargo is rooted in patience. If a price is not as high as expected, trade goods elsewhere or wait for an increase in demand. Hungry worlds do not need luxuries or computers. Risks vs Returns ---------------- To reap substantial profits pilots may occasionally have to journey into unsociable systems. The worst of these are the Anarchies, with Feudal States following close behind. Traders should have well equipped craft and a great knowledge of pirate ambush patterns. Inexperienced pilots take a chance by travelling through a Multi-Government or Dictatorship as their policy on traders is in the hands of the largest party or leader. The slightly turbulent world of the Communist and Confederacy should not pose any great problem to a poor or average pilot. Happily, in a Corporate State or Democracy spacers are safe. These types of worlds welcome and protect their traders. Whatever the world every journey with cargo is a risk. If a trader is conscious of this, success will be his echo.
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The slig| 00000d70 68 74 6c 79 0a 74 75 72 62 75 6c 65 6e 74 20 77 |htly.turbulent w| 00000d80 6f 72 6c 64 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 43 6f 6d 6d |orld of the Comm| 00000d90 75 6e 69 73 74 20 61 6e 64 20 43 6f 6e 66 65 64 |unist and Confed| 00000da0 65 72 61 63 79 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 6e 6f 74 |eracy should not| 00000db0 20 70 6f 73 65 20 61 6e 79 20 67 72 65 61 74 0a | pose any great.| 00000dc0 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 20 74 6f 20 61 20 70 6f 6f |problem to a poo| 00000dd0 72 20 6f 72 20 61 76 65 72 61 67 65 20 70 69 6c |r or average pil| 00000de0 6f 74 2e 20 48 61 70 70 69 6c 79 2c 20 69 6e 20 |ot. Happily, in | 00000df0 61 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 65 20 53 74 61 74 |a Corporate Stat| 00000e00 65 20 6f 72 0a 44 65 6d 6f 63 72 61 63 79 20 73 |e or.Democracy s| 00000e10 70 61 63 65 72 73 20 61 72 65 20 73 61 66 65 2e |pacers are safe.| 00000e20 20 54 68 65 73 65 20 74 79 70 65 73 20 6f 66 20 | These types of | 00000e30 77 6f 72 6c 64 73 20 77 65 6c 63 6f 6d 65 20 61 |worlds welcome a| 00000e40 6e 64 20 70 72 6f 74 65 63 74 20 74 68 65 69 72 |nd protect their| 00000e50 0a 74 72 61 64 65 72 73 2e 20 57 68 61 74 65 76 |.traders. Whatev| 00000e60 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 77 6f 72 6c 64 20 65 76 65 |er the world eve| 00000e70 72 79 20 6a 6f 75 72 6e 65 79 20 77 69 74 68 20 |ry journey with | 00000e80 63 61 72 67 6f 20 69 73 20 61 20 72 69 73 6b 2e |cargo is a risk.| 00000e90 20 49 66 20 61 20 74 72 61 64 65 72 0a 69 73 20 | If a trader.is | 00000ea0 63 6f 6e 73 63 69 6f 75 73 20 6f 66 20 74 68 69 |conscious of thi| 00000eb0 73 2c 20 73 75 63 63 65 73 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 |s, success will | 00000ec0 62 65 20 68 69 73 20 65 63 68 6f 2e 0a |be his echo..| 00000ecd
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