The player gains access to the stock market  

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market through Stock Exchanges.   Local Stock Exchanges are limited to the sectors encompassed by the Stock Exchange while Corporate and Company Indexes are additive increasing the number of available shares based on the number of stock exchanges unlocked.

Local Stock Exchanges

• Range between an Index value of 200 and 0
• An index of 200 represents a stock value of the minimal price for the ware
• An Index of 100 represents a stock value of the average price for the ware
• An index of 0 represents a stock value of the maximum price for the ware
• Index value = (Supply/Demand)*100 (therefore an index of 200 = a Supply of >2*Demand)
• Supply = the sum total of the ware on all ships in the Stock Exchange region that is not equipped and in storage on selling stations (stations that both buy and sell included) in the Stock Exchange region
• Demand = the sum total of all capacity for the ware on all buying stations
• Share Price = Minimum Price+[(Maximum Price-Minimum Price)*(Supply/2*Demand))].   For example with Disintegrator Rifles in a sector with a Pirate Base that has no other stations demanding the ware and 6 in stock the share price would be 19,945+[(33,959-19,945)*(6/(2*20))] = 19,945+(14,014*0.15) = 19,945+11912 = 31857   min 129984   max 172304  supply 6  demand 8  actual 140564        129984+42320*6/16=145854 (error further experimentation needed)

Natural

Other Wares

Corporate and Company Indexes

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