For Merkato Buyers
What is Merkato?
Buyers, Sellers, and Agents in the Auction Market
Spot Market and Reservation Market Agents
The Resource Agent
Planning For Your Bandwidth Needs
Automatic Remote Bidding
The Merkato Portal
Starting Merkato
Choice of Interface
Configuration Wizard
Desktop Interface
Buying Bandwidth on the Spot Market
Using the Desktop Agent
Using the Express Agent
Merkato Valuations
Traffic-Based Bidding
Quick Response Bidding
Types of Valuations
Budget Valuation
Budget Valuation with Limits
Linear Valuation
Square Root Valuation
Logarithmic Valuation
Parabolic Valuation
Setting Your Valuation's Maximum Quantity
Buying Reserved Bandwidth
Strategy Overview
Reservation Agent
Merkato Auction Mechanism: The Progressive Second Price Auction
Optimizing Your Valuation Settings
Valuation Formulas
Valuation Summary Chart
Units Conversion Chart
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