Difference between revisions of "Trading"

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[[File:simcity trade port.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Trade Port]]
 
[[File:simcity trade port.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Trade Port]]
  
Cities [[City Specializations|specialized]] in trading buy and sell [[commodities]] on [[Global Market]] to generate profit.
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Cities [[City Specializations|specialized]] in trading buy and sell [[commodities]] on [[Global Market]] to generate profit. The key to trading is to import resources when their prices are low and export resources when their prices are high. A [[#Trade Depot|Trade Depot]] must be constructed before the player can start trading. A [[#Trade Port|trade port]] can be constructed to accelerate the trading processes. A city specialized in trading will have many trucks and cargo ships moving goods into and out of the city.
  
 
*Buy low, sell high is the main principle.
 
*Buy low, sell high is the main principle.
 
A [[#Trade Depot|Trade Depot]] must be constructed before the player can import and export goods from the Global Market.
 
 
The key to trading is to import resources when their prices are low and export resources when their prices are high.
 
 
A city specialized in trading will have many trucks, freight trains, and cargo ships moving goods into and out of the city.
 
  
 
*Having adequate meanings of [[Mass Transit|transportation]] is crucial for a Trade city.
 
*Having adequate meanings of [[Mass Transit|transportation]] is crucial for a Trade city.

Revision as of 02:39, 7 March 2013

Trading City
Trade Depot
Trade HQ
Trade Port

Cities specialized in trading buy and sell commodities on Global Market to generate profit. The key to trading is to import resources when their prices are low and export resources when their prices are high. A Trade Depot must be constructed before the player can start trading. A trade port can be constructed to accelerate the trading processes. A city specialized in trading will have many trucks and cargo ships moving goods into and out of the city.

  • Buy low, sell high is the main principle.
  • Having adequate meanings of transportation is crucial for a Trade city.

Trading is one of the big business specializations with its own global leaderboard.

Trade Buildings

Trade Depot

Main article: Trade Depot

Trade HQ

Main article: Trade HQ

Trade Port

Main article: Trade Port