You do not have to spend a command token to resolve the secondary ability of the "Trade" strategy card.
You can negotiate transactions with players who are not your neighbors.
When you are negotiating a transaction, action cards can be exchanged as part of that transaction.
Carth of Golden Sands
During the action phase: You may exhaust this card to gain 2 commodities or replenish another player's commodities.
Hacan Hospitality
When you cast votes: You may spend any number of trade goods; cast 2 additional votes for each trade good spent.
Unlock: Have 10 trade goods.
Galactic Securities Net
When 1 or more of your units use PRODUCTION: You may reduce the cost of each of your units to 0 during this use of PRODUCTION. If you do, purge this card.
Unlock: Have 3 scored objectives.
Cost
8
Combat
7 (x2)
Move
1
Capacity
3
After you roll a die during a space combat in this system, you may spend 1 trade good to apply +1 to the result.
Cost
2
Combat
6
This planet's card may be traded as part of a transaction; if you do, move all of your units from this planet to another planet you control.
ACTION: Exhaust this card and spend 1 token from your strategy pool to gain 4 trade goods and choose 1 other player; that player gains 2 trade goods.
At the end of the strategy phase, you may spend 1 token from your strategy pool and give another player 3 of your trade goods. If you do, give 1 of your strategy cards to that player and take 1 of their strategy cards.
When you produce 3 or more non-fighter ships, place 1 command token from your reinforcements into your fleet pool.