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Financial Rules
The Financial Rules section sets up the financial model to be used in the league.



There are many options in this section.

Option	Description
Average Attendance per Game	The average attendance per game in the league. This figure is used as a baseline to determine attendance figures for each team.
Average Ticket Price	The average ticket price in the league. Some team owners might set prices higher or lower.
Away Team's Gate Share	Percentage of ticket sales revenue at the home team's ballpark that is paid to the away team.
Financial System	If this box is checked, the league has a financial system. If unchecked, the entire financial model will be disabled for this league.
Minimum Service Years for Free Agency	The number of service years a player must accumulate before becoming eligible for free agency. Can be between 1 and 12, or free agency can be disabled. See Free Agency, for more information.
Free Agents from Other Leagues Can Be Signed	If this box is checked, free agents from other leagues can be signed to play in the selected league. If unchecked, players from other leagues cannot be signed. See Free Agency, for more information.
Free Agents May Leave This League	If this box is checked, free agents from this league can sign with teams in other leagues. If unchecked, free agents cannot sign with teams from other leagues. See Free Agency, for more information.
Draft Pick Compensation for Lost Free Agents	If this box is checked, teams get draft picks as compensation for players lost during free agency. See Draft Pick Compensation for Lost Free Agents, for more information.
Minimum Service Years for Salary Arbitration	The number of service years a player must accumulate before becoming eligible for salary arbitration. Can be between 1 and 5, or salary arbitration can be disabled. See Salary Arbitration, for more information.
Minimum Service Years for Minor League FA	The number of service years a player must accumulate before becoming eligible for minor league free agency. Can be between 1 and 12, or minor league free agency can be disabled. See Minor League Free Agency, for more information.
Average Media Contract	The average media contract in the league, in dollars. Media contracts affect team income.
Media Contract Fixed?	This option determines whether media contracts in the league are fixed, or can change. Contracts can either be equal for each team, or they can vary based on team market size.
Salary Cap	Sets a cap on team salaries. Total team salaries must be below this figure. The computer will disallow any contract offer or trade if it would put a team over the salary cap during the current year or the following year. An entry of $0 means there is no salary cap. Note: If you create a game with a salary cap already turned on, be aware that the initial salaries generated by the game will not necessarily fall under the cap. Since player salaries are generated based on the player salary averages in the league setup, it might be best to play with the player salary averages a bit before assigning a specific salary cap.
Team Owner Controls Budget?	Determines whether or not the team owner controls the budget. Either the team owner controls the budget, and the general manager has limited use of money, or the team's entire revenue is available to the general manager.
Revenue Sharing	Determines whether or not the league uses revenue sharing. Either there is no revenue sharing, or any cash in a team's treasury above the Cash Maximum (see below) is shared between all teams. The revenue sharing calculation takes place on the first day of the offseason. Revenue sharing works as follows: At the end of the season, all profits that would put any team above the Cash Maximum are put into a pool. This pool is then divided evenly among all teams that had a financial loss.
Cash Maximum	The maximum amount of cash a team is allowed to have at the end of the season. If revenue sharing is turned on, surplus is shared between other teams. If revenue sharing is turned off, excess cash is lost. Cash Maximum is calculated on the day the offseason starts.
Average Coach Salary	The salary of an average coach or staff member in the league. (This is not the average salary, it's the salary for a coach who has average ratings.)
Minimum Player Salary	Minimum player salary in the league. All players who have a major league contract receive at least this amount.
Player Typical Salary (multiple)	These settings establish the typical salary figure for players of differing caliber. These values are used by the computer in a number of areas of the game, such as computer GMs determining contract offers and players assessing the value of an offer. The eight categories of players are superstar, star, good, above average, average, below average, fair, and poor.

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