 Why was Altair regarded at once by the Trading Commission as a commercial prize of tremendous value?
I've got three million credits sitting in the Terran Consulate on Altair V, just waiting for me to walk in and pick them up. Trading brought scalpers; it was almost inevitable that where rich and unexploited trading ground was uncovered, it would first fall prey to the fast-trading boys. Altair I had been recognized at once by the Trading Commission as a commercial prize of tremendous value, but early reports had warned of the danger of wildcat trading on the little, musty, jungle-like planet with its shaggy, three-eyed inhabitants—warned specifically against the confidence tactics so frequently used—but there was always somebody, Meyerhoff reflected sourly, who just didn't get the word.
 They have a large reservoir of 'unclaimed' uranium
 They do not understand the loopholes in the trading laws  They have a large amount of 'unclaimed' land  They were an ideal location for an interplanetary prison system  They have a large reservoir of 'unclaimed' uranium