Update to version 1.2

Market Trade has been updated to version 1.2. The update fixes the high scores and is free to all registered users. See below for further details.

Download Market Trade for Palm OS

If you like trading on the stock market, you'll want to try trading commodities. In this trading game, use your strategy to buy low and sell high. If you do, you can make $200 grow to over $5 million in just 45 days. But it's not as easy as it sounds.

Market Trade for Palm OS 2.0 and above. 118kb

This small, fast game provides many options and settings that allow you various levels of difficulty and different types of play. In the standard game, prices jump randomly like in a commodity market, enabling you to make thousands just by spotting a deal. Changing the interest rate charged on your debt changes the difficulty of the game. For a simulation of the stock market, set the prices to evolve. Buy low and sell high and cross your fingers. It is very difficult to become a millionaire overnight this way!

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List of changes and fixes in the update:

Bugs

• You no longer lose the game if you have bought no items, deposit all cash in the bank, and tap Next Day.
• If you have enough money to win when you tap Next Day and time runs out, the High Score list shows 0 days, instead of 255 days.
• Selecting the text for number of days, cash available, etc., will no longer display garbage.

Changes

• The evolution pricing algorithm and parameters were changed to improve playability.
• Prices now decrease from 10%-50% and increase from 10%-50%.
• Price movement direction (growing to shrinking and vice versa) now changes at random intervals.
• Interest Rate levels were changed from 9%, 12%, 15% to 3%, 9%, 15%. This should make more difference in the ease or difficulty of play.
• The high scores are calculated differently. It won't affect existing high scores, but more value is given to finishing sooner, rather than having more money left.
• In Banking, you can now just tap Deposit or Withdraw without entering an amount and it will default to the maximum amount.
• High resolution graphics were added and the buttons were changed.