Trade hubs
Trade hubs are centers of trading in a region of space, usually found in a solar system with many gates that serve as a main pass-through center. Volumes of goods traded in trade hub systems far exceed goods traded in other systems in the region, marked by high availability of goods in one place. The volume of goods increase customers to the system, attracting more sellers, increasing volume, and stabilizing prices. In busy regions such as The Forge, a large fraction of trade takes place at the hub, such as Jita.
The convenience of "one-stop shopping" is such that buyers are usually willing to pay a slight premium just to get the items at the hub rather than elsewhere in the region (this can usually be seen by examining the sell orders of an item). However, in low-population regions where the hubs are not as developed, there may be no premiums charged on goods and often the range must be increased on buy orders in order to reach more sellers.
Trade hubs are created in certain locations for a number of reasons, including location (choke points, proximity to mission hubs or different regions) and available facilities (research facilities, manufacturing lines etc). These factors cause players to use particular stations and systems over others, and once a station is known as a trade hub then players are more likely to use it, cementing its status.
Major Trade Hubs
Jita - The Forge - Caldari Space
- Population: 33,501 [1]
- Total market offers value: 119.4 trillion ISK
- Location: Jita IV - Moon 4 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant
Jita is the center of trade in New Eden and is by far the largest hub in game, often having over 1000 players in system with consistent traffic in and out. Trading in Jita is extremely competitive due to the high level of activity. This often results in fairly low profit margins, and is harder for players with low ISK to succeed in due to the richer able to shrug off the low margins by trading in volume. However, players new to trading will be able to turn over smaller orders more quickly, and therefore learn what to do/what not to do sooner. Be mindful of low volumes as well, since if you do find products with decent profit margins (say above 20%), these items flow a lot slower than those with narrower margins.
Amarr - Domain - Amarr Space
- Population: 7,856 [1]
- Total market offers value: 693.3 billion ISK
- Location: Amarr VIII (Oris) - Emperor Family Academy
Rens - Heimatar - Minmatar Space
- Population: 7,856 [1]
- Total market offers value: 137.9 billion ISK
- Location: Rens VI - Moon 8 - Brutor Tribe Treasury
Dodixie - Sinq Laison - Gallente Space
- Population: 5,865 [1]
- Total market offers value: 91.4 billion ISK
- Location: Dodixie IX - Moon 20 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant
Hek - Metropolis - Minmatar Space
Hek is a very active and reasonably cheap trade hub. Most items can be bought here and it is also a fairly good place to sell goods. Prices are fairly competitive and may, in some cases, be lower than Jita. Whilst scammers are less prevalent than in Jita, they are still present here, so care should be taken with all dealings.
In order to quickly find those trade hubs in-game, it might be helpful to paste the following cheat sheet into your notepad:
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Secondary Trade Hubs
The following trade hubs are consistently in the top ten in market value for orders EVE-wide:
Oursulaert - Essence - Gallente Space
Tash-Murkon Prime - Tash-Murkon - Amarr Space
Agil - Khanid - Amarr Space
Empire Space
Major trade hubs in bold, other notables in italics.
Amarr Empire
Aridia
The Bleak Lands
Devoid
Domain
Kador
Kor-Azor
- Ordion VII - Moon 16 - Amarr Navy Testing Facilities [7]
- Zinkon VII - Moon 1 - Caldari Business Tribunal Accounting [8]
Tash-Murkon
Ammatar Mandate
Derelik
Caldari State
Black Rise
The Citadel
The Forge
Lonetrek
- Nourvukaiken V - State Protectorate Logistic Support [14]
- Sobaseki VII - Caldari Navy Logistic Support [15]
- Bordering Jita - The Forge
- Bordering EC-P8R - Pure Blind
Gallente Federation
Essence
- Oursulaert III - Federation Navy Testing Facilities [17]
- Arnon IX - Moon 3 - Sisters of EVE Bureau [18]
- Home of The Blood-Stained Stars (Sisters of EVE Epic Arc)
Everyshore
Placid
- Orvolle I - Federation Navy Assembly Plant [20]
- Stacmon V - Moon 9 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant [21]
Sinq Laison
Solitude
- Boystin V - Moon 6 - Federal Intelligence Office Assembly Plant
- Sarline IX - Moon 10 - Bank of Luminaire Depository
Verge Vendor
- Clellinon VI - Moon 11 - Center for Advanced Studies School [23]
- Sortet V - Moon 1 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant [24]
Genesis
Khanid Kingdom
Khanid
Minmatar Republic
Heimatar
- Popular mission hub
Metropolis
Molden Heath
NPC Nullsec
Curse
- XX9-WV VII - Moon 3 - Salvation Angels Trading Post [32]
- G-0Q86 VII - Moon 1 - Guardian Angels Assembly Plant [33]
Delve
Geminate
Great Wildlands
Outer Ring
Stain
- 4GQ-XQ IX - Moon 1 - True Creations Shipyard [38]
- LGK-VP V - Moon 3 - True Power Assembly Plant [39]
- TG-Z23 III - Moon 8 - True Power Logistic Support [40]
Syndicate
- Headquarters of the Nullsec Campus
- VSIG-K VIII - Moon 1 - Intaki Syndicate Bureau [42]
- X-M2LR VI - Moon 8 - Intaki Commerce Warehouse [43]
Venal
Claimable Nullsec
There are huge trade hubs in Nullsec, but almost all stations are owned by alliances and are restricted to members of that alliance and their allies.
A notable exception have been the Scalding Pass region, which had several freeports [45] (everyone is allowed to dock; there are no docking fees; and all services may be used). One of the first freeports has been opened by the alliance Phoebe Freeport Republic (PFR) at 4-CM8I VI - 4-C0EL0M8 4 LYFE [46]. But free docking endangers the sovereignty in sov warfare, thats why its uncommon to open a station to the public in claimable nullsec.
References
- ^ a b c d EVE Quarterly Economic Newsletter
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Sakht_VI_-_Moon_7_-_Genolution_Biotech_Production Sakht VI - Moon 7 - Genolution Biotech Production in Aridia.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Tuomuta_III_-_Ducia_Foundry_Mining_Outpost Tuomuta III - Ducia Foundry Mining Outpost in The Bleak Lands.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Esescama_VIII_-_Moon_3_-_Imperial_Armaments_Warehouse Esescama VIII - Moon 3 - Imperial Armaments Warehouse in Devoid.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Amarr_VIII_(Oris)_-_Emperor_Family_Academy Amarr VIII (Oris) - Emperor Family Academy in Domain.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Dresi_I_-_Moon_18_-_Emperor_Family_Bureau Dresi I - Moon 18 - Emperor Family Bureau in Kador.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Ordion_VII_-_Moon_16_-_Amarr_Navy_Testing_Facilities Ordion VII - Moon 16 - Amarr Navy Testing Facilities in Kor-Azor.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Zinkon_VII_-_Moon_1_-_Caldari_Business_Tribunal_Accounting Zinkon VII - Moon 1 - Caldari Business Tribunal Accounting in Kor-Azor.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Tash-Murkon_Prime_II_-_Moon_1_-_Kaalakiota_Corporation_Factory Tash-Murkon Prime II - Moon 1 - Kaalakiota Corporation Factory in Tash-Murkon.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Berta_VI_-_Moon_19_-_Ammatar_Consulate_Bureau Berta VI - Moon 19 - Ammatar Consulate Bureau in Derelik.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Ichoriya_V_-_Caldari_Navy_Logistic_Support Ichoriya V - Caldari Navy Logistic Support in Black Rise.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Motsu_VII_-_Moon_6_-_Caldari_Navy_Logistic_Support Motsu VII - Moon 6 - Caldari Navy Logistic Support in The Citadel.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Jita_IV_-_Moon_4_-_Caldari_Navy_Assembly_Plant Jita IV - Moon 4 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant in The Forge.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Nourvukaiken_V_-_State_Protectorate_Logistic_Support Nourvukaiken V - State Protectorate Logistic Support in Lonetrek.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Sobaseki_VII_-_Caldari_Navy_Logistic_Support Sobaseki VII - Caldari Navy Logistic Support in Lonetrek.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Torrinos_VI_-_Moon_16_-_Home_Guard_Logistic_Support Torrinos VI - Moon 16 - Home Guard Logistic Support in Lonetrek.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Oursulaert_III_-_Federation_Navy_Testing_Facilities Oursulaert III - Federation Navy Testing Facilities in Essence.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Arnon_IX_-_Moon_3_-_Sisters_of_EVE_Bureau Arnon IX - Moon 3 - Sisters of EVE Bureau in Essence.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Halle_VII_-_Moon_6_-_Federal_Intelligence_Office_Assembly_Plant Halle VII - Moon 6 - Federal Intelligence Office Assembly Plant in Everyshore.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Orvolle_I_-_Federation_Navy_Assembly_Plant Orvolle I - Federation Navy Assembly Plant in Placid.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Stacmon_V_-_Moon_9_-_Federation_Navy_Assembly_Plant Stacmon V - Moon 9 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant in Placid.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Dodixie_IX_-_Moon_20_-_Federation_Navy_Assembly_Plant Dodixie IX - Moon 20 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant in Sinq Laison.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Clellinon_VI_-_Moon_11_-_Center_for_Advanced_Studies_School Clellinon VI - Moon 11 - Center for Advanced Studies School in Verge Vendor.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Sortet_V_-_Moon_1_-_Federation_Navy_Assembly_Plant Sortet V - Moon 1 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant in Verge Vendor.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Apanake_VIII_-_Moon_8_-_Sisters_of_EVE_Bureau Apanake VIII - Moon 8 - Sisters of EVE Bureau in Genesis.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Agil_VI_-_Moon_2_-_CONCORD_Logistic_Support Agil VI - Moon 2 - CONCORD Logistic Support in Khanid.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Rens_VI_-_Moon_8_-_Brutor_Tribe_Treasury Rens VI - Moon 8 - Brutor Tribe Treasury in Heimatar.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Lustrevik_VII_-_Moon_9_-_Brutor_Tribe_Academy Lustrevik VII - Moon 9 - Brutor Tribe Academy in Heimatar.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Pator_VII_(Kulheim)_-_Republic_Security_Services_Assembly_Plant Pator VII (Kulheim) - Republic Security Services Assembly Plant in Heimatar.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Hek_VIII_-_Moon_12_-_Boundless_Creation_Factory Hek VIII - Moon 12 - Boundless Creation Factory in Metropolis.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/Teonusude_III_-_Moon_1_-_Republic_Fleet_Assembly_Plant Teonusude III - Moon 1 - Republic Fleet Assembly Plant in Molden Heath.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/XX9-WV_VII_-_Moon_3_-_Salvation_Angels_Trading_Post XX9-WV VII - Moon 3 - Salvation Angels Trading Post in Curse.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/G-0Q86_VII_-_Moon_1_-_Guardian_Angels_Assembly_Plant G-0Q86 VII - Moon 1 - Guardian Angels Assembly Plant in Curse.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/outpost/1-SMEB 1-SMEB V - 1 in Delve.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/outpost/BWF-ZZ BWF-ZZ V - Welcome to camp in Geminate.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/E02-IK_VIII_-_Moon_1_-_Thukker_Mix_Factory E02-IK VIII - Moon 1 - Thukker Mix Factory in Great Wildlands.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/4C-B7X_VIII_-_Moon_1_-_Outer_Ring_Excavations_Mining_Outpost 4C-B7X VIII - Moon 1 - Outer Ring Excavations Mining Outpost in Outer Ring.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/4GQ-XQ_IX_-_Moon_1_-_True_Creations_Shipyard 4GQ-XQ IX - Moon 1 - True Creations Shipyard in Stain.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/LGK-VP_V_-_Moon_3_-_True_Power_Assembly_Plant LGK-VP V - Moon 3 - True Power Assembly Plant in Stain.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/TG-Z23_III_-_Moon_8_-_True_Power_Logistic_Support TG-Z23 III - Moon 8 - True Power Logistic Support in Stain.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/PC9-AY_III_-_Intaki_Commerce_Trading_Post PC9-AY III - Intaki Commerce Trading Post in Syndicate.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/VSIG-K_VIII_-_Moon_1_-_Intaki_Syndicate_Bureau VSIG-K VIII - Moon 1 - Intaki Syndicate Bureau in Syndicate.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/X-M2LR_VI_-_Moon_8_-_Intaki_Commerce_Warehouse X-M2LR VI - Moon 8 - Intaki Commerce Warehouse in Syndicate.]
- ^ Historical Rank for [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/station/N5Y-4N_VII_-_Moon_20_-_Guristas_Logistic_Support N5Y-4N VII - Moon 20 - Guristas Logistic Support in Venal.]
- ^ The Mittani News Website on Freeports
- ^ Historical Rank for 4-CM8I VI - 4-C0EL0M8 4 LYFE in Scalding Pass.