ATM

Once you start building colonies you will want to buy and sell the commodities you refine and build. It is a convenience to players if you have an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) installed (and if you are the owner you can make a little extra CR too!).

You will need to put money in the plot's cash box and keep money in your Fleet Bank account. You will have to guarantee the ATM as its owner.

Each ATM transaction is really four (4) steps at the same time…

1. Plot’s cash box hands over cash, or takes cash from ATM user
2. ATM user’s cash in hand changes
3. ATM user’s Fleet Bank account is changed
4. Plot's owner’s Fleet Bank account is changed

Joe’s action	Joe's cash-in-hand	Bill's colony	Joe’s Fleet Bank account	Bill's Fleet Bank account
Start	0	10000	5000	5000
Withdraw 1000 CR	1000	9000	4000	6000
Buy 1000 CR worth of a commodity	0	10000	4000	6000
Sell the commodity back for 1000 CR	1000	9000	4000	6000
Deposit 1000 CR	0	10000	5000	5000

Some ATMs can carry a usage fee. If you are using an ATM, you need to keep an eye on them. The ATM owner can levy a fee to cover his/her having to move money around either to or from the plot to keep the ATM available.

The fees are applied in the direction of the money flow. If you withdraw cash from an ATM with a fee the withdrawal plus the fee is transferred from your account to the ATM owner's account. If you deposit you need to have your deposit in hand plus the ATM transaction fee.