Buyer's Reference to Merkato
What is Merkato?
Buyers, Sellers, and Agents in the Auction Market
The Spot Market and The Reservation Market
The Resource Agent
Automatic Remote Bidding
Starting Merkato
Choice of Interface
Configuration Wizard
The Merkato Desktop
Reservation Agent
The Merkato Portal
Express Agent View
Valuations Overview
Types of Valuations
Choosing a Valuation in the Desktop Interface
Choosing a Valuation in the Express Interface
The Red Curveon the Valuation Graph
The Green Curve on the Valuation Graph
Setting Your Valuation
Traffic-Based Bidding
Traffic-Based Bidding Controls in the Desktop Interface
Traffic-Based Bidding Controls in the Express Interface
Example
Why Use Traffic-Based Bidding?
Negative Quantity Margin
Quick Response Bidding
Budget Valuation
Budget Valuation with Limits
Linear Valuation
Square Root Valuation
Logarithmic Valuation
Parabolic Valuation
Strategy Overview
Merkato Auction Mechanism: The Progressive Second Price Auction
Advanced Buyers Guide
Valuation Formulas
Buyer's Guide to Using Merkato
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