Oceans and Empires trading: 4 Quick tips for profitable trading

How to trade efficiently in Oceans and Empire

1)If you are new to an area, using the best route function can get you started.  Keep in mind, shorter trips are better.  Also start learning what sells in your area.

2)More expensive goods will yield better profits.  The only exception to this is if you cannot max out your carrying capacity with the amount of cash you have on hand.  Then pick a good that is less expensive.

High end trading goods:

- Pottery
- Pictures
- Pearls
- Statues
- Ivory

Good profit earners:

- Copper
- Oak
- Marble
- Any of the animals
- Materials like rubber and solk

Good starter product to be avoided later:

- Foods
- Tea

3) Shorter trade runs make more money.  This is in part because of how the system plays out the trading.  Once your ship have sold the goods, they must return to your city for you to get the silver.  Therefore less waiting.

If you can select a spot for your city, position yourself between 2 cities that have profitable and you will be trading very quickly.  Ideally you want profitable trade runs both ways, but a one way trip is still viable.

4) Use the alliance trade info.  Sharing and receiving trade info is a good tool if you are looking for a new spot.  You can get accurate trade info for cities far away from your location.

These are the ways I have learnt how to do trading in Oceans and Empires and it has served me right.  Using these practices with a single trade running oak from Veracruz to Cayenne, I managed to rank in the top 100 during my 1st trading event.

In the second trading event I had learned a few sneaky trick with which I ranked in the top 10.