You have reached Intara.
You establish a Trade Outpost on the dry and arid landscape, overlooking endless dusty plateaus, jagged rock formations, and ancient impact craters. This outpost will serve as your trading hub for the duration of your mission on Intara.
Your goal is clear: earn a net profit of 200,000 XIRECs or more before the beginning of the third trading day. Only then will the Intarians be able to build upon your foundation, and only then will your outpost be acknowledged by the eXtended Interplanetary Resource Exchange Network (XIREN) as an official trading node.
The first goods available for trade are Ash-Coated Osmium (ASH_COATED_OSMIUM) and Intarian Pepper Root (INTARIAN_PEPPER_ROOT). Devising a strategy to turn these products into profit should be your primary focus.
However, the Intarian people are also organizing a celebratory Exchange Auction to welcome you to their planet. This auction provides an opportunity to generate additional profit alongside your algorithmic earnings and to kickstart your mission in strong form.
Trading days on Intara last 72 hours, giving you ample time to develop a solid strategy for both algorithmic and manual trading challenges.
Translate your first trading strategy into a Python program that trades ASH_COATED_OSMIUM and INTARIAN_PEPPER_ROOT on your behalf. In addition to deploying your first official trading algorithm, participate in the Exchange Auction to generate additional profit.
Similar to the EMERALDS products in the Tutorial round, the value of INTARIAN_PEPPER_ROOT is quite steady, but keep in mind that it’s a hardy, slow-growing root. On the other hand, ASH_COATED_OSMIUM is rumored to be a bit more volatile, although one may speculate that its apparent unpredictability may follow a hidden pattern. The product limits (see the Position Limits page for extra context and troubleshooting) are:
ASH_COATED_OSMIUM: 80INTARIAN_PEPPER_ROOT: 80The Intarian people are kicking off your visit to Intara with two opening auctions for Dryland Flax (DRYLAND_FLAX) and Ember Mushrooms (EMBER_MUSHROOM).
You will submit your orders last. No other bids/asks will arrive and no volumes will change after you place your order.
You have to submit a single limit order (price, quantity). When the auction ends, the exchange selects a single clearing price that:
All bids with price ≥ clearing price and asks with price ≤ clearing price execute at the clearing price. Allocation is price priority, then time priority. Since you are last to submit, you are last in line at any price level you join.