Trading Power - Trading Power

1. Trading Power - Trading Power - The value assigned by RCI to Inventory upon a Member’s Deposit and used by RCI when attempting to fulfill an Exchange Request. Trading Power may vary from deposit to deposit, since inventory is re-evaluated by RCI from time to time. Trading Power changes over time and is based on:
• The demand, supply, classification grouping, and utilization of the Deposited Vacation Time, and the Affiliated Resort and geographic region associated with the Deposited Vacation Time.
• The seasonal designation of the Deposited Vacation Time.
• The size and type of the unit Deposited (i.e., number of bedrooms, kitchen type and Maximum/Private Occupancy of the physical unit).
• The Comment Card Scores of the Affiliated Resort. RCI Comment Cards are solicited by RCI from Members as a means to gather information on each Affiliated Resort participating in the RCI Weeks Exchange Program.
• The date of Deposit and the start date of the Deposited Vacation Time.
2. Seasonal Designations - Seasonal Designations - Periods into which Vacation Time is divided, based upon traditional seasonal demand, as designated by RCI from time to time and which are subject to change without notice. Seasonal Designation "Red" represents higher seasonal demand; Seasonal Designation "White" represents medium seasonal demand; and Seasonal Designation "Blue" represents lower seasonal demand. Seasonal Designation is only one component of how a Vacation Time's Trading Power is calculated within the RCI® Weeks Exchange Program, however, a Vacation Time's Seasonal Designation is used by RCI to prioritize Internal Exchanges. 3. Exchange Request - A request of resort or region choices from which RCI attempts to locate a resort unit, which has comparable Trading Power. 4. Comment Card - This card is sent to RCI Members to obtain feedback about the vacation experience they had while staying at their host resorts. A resort's Comment Card scores play a role in determining the Trading Power for owners at that resort.