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--- gamemanual:gui_financials [2021/09/22 01:06] – [Player Holdings] admin
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 ====== Banking ======
-The Financial System has two main sections: Banking and Stocks.
+The Financial System has two main sections: [[gamemanual:gui_financials#banking|Banking]] and [[gamemanual:gui_financials#stocks|Stocks]].
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 The Banking system allows you to raise funds without selling the ownership of your company. The banking system has three types of debts systems, which we will cover on this page.
-To access the banking system, click the "Banking" button in the Top Menu. FIXME Or click the pile of cash in the safe.
+To access the banking system, click the "Banking" button in the [[gamemanual:gui_top_bottom_menus#financing|top menu]]. Or click the pile of cash in the safe.
 At the top of the Banking window, is an overview of your current cash balances and your debt totals, broken down by category (#1, #2, #3, #4).
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 ===== Line Of Credit =====
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 ===== Loans =====
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 ====== Stocks ======
-Stocks are partial ownership of a company. With the stock system, you can buy, sell, merge, and create companies. To access the stock system, click the "Broker" button from the top menu. FIXME Or click the pile of shares in the safe.
+Stocks are partial ownership of a company. With the stock system, you can buy, sell, merge, and create companies. To access the stock system, click the "Broker" button from the [[gamemanual:gui_top_bottom_menus#financing|top menu]]. Or click the pile of shares in the safe.
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 ===== Stock Overview =====
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 Just above the company selection dropdown is a graph button (#2). Clicking this button will open a more detailed stock report for the selected company.
-We cover most of this data in the central panel and the stock reports on the Stock Details page. FIXME
+We cover most of this data in the [[gamemanual:howto_stockmarket#stock_window|Stock Details]] page and the [[gamemanual:gui_dynamicreports#stock_report|Stock Report]] page.
 The unlabeled checkbox in the central panel (above #4) sends a high-priority memo if company shares are available to buy.
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 ===== Issue Shares/Splits =====
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 ===== Player Marques =====
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 ==== Owned Marques ====
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 ==== Spin-Off ====
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 ===== AI Marques =====
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-If you click the "Marques" button (#1) while you have an AI company selected, the game will display a list of their marques. Selecting a company from the list will display its information in the center panel. You'll find similar information as selecting a player marque (covered in the previous section). However, at the bottom of this panel is an option to purchase the marque from their parent company (#2). If the company is not interested in selling, the game will say "Not Interested." Otherwise, a button a purchase button will appear in this place.
+If you click the "Marques" button (#1) while you have an AI company selected, the game will display a list of their marques. Selecting a company from the list will display its information in the center panel. You'll find similar information as selecting a [[gamemanual:gui_financials#player_marques|player marque]]. However, at the bottom of this panel is an option to purchase the marque from their parent company (#2). If the company is not interested in selling, the game will say "Not Interested." Otherwise, a button a purchase button will appear in this place.
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 ===== Player Holdings =====
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 ===== AI Holdings =====
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+If an AI company is selected in the list, when you click the "Holdings" button (#1), the center panel will change into a list of companies that the selected company owns (#2). Selecting any company from the left side list will also display their holding information until you click on "Return to Stock Overview" or select another button from the right.
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 ===== Restructure =====
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+If you want to make some name or logo changes to your company, the Restructuring system is where to go. You can get to the Restructuring system by clicking "Restructuring" (#1). This button opens the restructuring panel.
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-===== Player Share Holders =====
+You can change the name of your company at the top of the panel (#2). You must check the checkbox and enter your new name.
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+Just below that is a dropdown that allows you to change your company logo (#3). You must enable the checkbox to make changes to the logo.
+Below the logos, you can also change your HQ. Use the dropdown to select an HQ location (#4). To prevent game exploits, you can only choose cities of an HQ marque you own. You must enable the checkbox to make changes to your HQ.
+Any changes you make will cost you money. You can find the amount just under the HQ selection dropdown (#5).
+When you're ready to make changes, click the "Restructure" button (#6). Remember, you have to check the checkboxes for each category you want to change.
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-===== AI Share Holders =====
+===== Share Holders =====
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+{{ :gamemanual:gui_finance_stock_shareholders.png?direct&400|}}
+To view who owns shares of a selected company, you'll need to click on the "Share Holders" button (#1). This will open up the share holders panel that contains a list of the share holders (#2).
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 ===== Purchase Shares =====
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+To purchase shares of a company, including your own, you'll need to click the "Purchase Shares" button (#1). This will open the Purchase system in the central panel.
+You'll find the outstanding shares, price, and market cap of the company at the top of the panel (#2). Below are the top three shareholders of the company (#3).
+You can find the number of shares you own and the total number of shares available in the center of the panel (#4).
+Just below that is where you'll enter the number of shares you want to purchase (#5). You can use the slider or enter the number of shares directly. You'll find the price per share and the total purchase cost just below (#6). When you're ready to make the purchase, click the "Purchase Shares" button (#7).
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 ===== Sell Shares =====
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+To sell shares of a company, including your own, you'll need to click the "Sell Shares" button (#1). This will open the Selling system in the central panel.
+You'll find the outstanding shares, price, and market cap of the company at the top of the panel (#2). Below are the top three shareholders of the company (#3).
+You can find the number of shares you own in the center of the panel (#4).
+Just below that is where you'll enter the number of shares you want to sell (#5). You can use the slider or enter the number of shares directly. You'll find the price per share, the total sell proceeds, and your gains/losses just below (#6). When you're ready to make the sell, click the "Sell" button (#7).
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 ===== Acquisition =====
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+If you want to purchase a company outright, click the "Acquisition" button (#1). Information about the selected company's finances is at the top of the panel (#2). You'll also find a summary of what they own below that (#3). And the bottom bit of information is how much it will cost to acquire the company (#4).
+If you're ready to make your offer, click the "Acquire Company" button (#5). Often, AI companies will reject your buyout offer if they are profitable. The only way to be 100% sure of purchase is if you own more than 50% of the shares. You can only make one attempt to acquire a company per turn.
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 ===== Consolidation =====
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+A consolidation is where two companies merge into one. The game allows this by keeping by setting the total number of shares to the sum of both company's outstanding shares. And then letting all the shareholders keep their existing share amounts. If your company is not publically traded, it will become publically traded.  Likewise, the new company will have a new name and two new marques. But you will retain your logo and HQ.
+To do a consolidation, click the "Consolidation" button (#1). Information about the company's finances is at the top (#2). A breakdown summary of what they own is just below (#3).
+Finally, at the bottom, the game will display if they're interested in consolidating (#4). If they're not, you'll be rejected. If they are interested, the game will tell you the new name, and a button will appear, allowing you to continue the consolidation process.
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+//Here's to you, the 8th Castaway!//