baseAgent.trade(partnerAgent, good1str, amt1num, good2str, amt2num)

Exchanges a quantity of one good for a quantity of another good, and records the demand for each. Requires at least two goods to have been registered, but does not require a monetary good. Ordinary usage would be giving up amt1 of good1 to get amt2 of good2, but negative amounts can reverse the direction.

Parameters

• partner — Agent, required

  The agent object of the trading partner. The agent object can be retrieved by ID with model.agent().

• good1 — str, required

  The good to be sold (if amt1>0) or bought (if amt1<0). This good must have been previously registered with Goods.add().

• amt1 — num, required

  The amount of good1 to give up. Note that amt1 can be negative, in which case the agent buys an amount of good1.

• good2 — str, required

  The good to be bought (if amt2>0) or sold (if amt2<0). This good must have been previously registered with Goods.add().

• amt2 — num, required

  The amount of good2 to obtain. Note that amt2 can be negative, in which case the agent sells an amount of good2.