Trading routes, strategy?

Is there a benefit to having our trade routes originating at different planets or is best, as I have been doing, having them all come from the planet with the Trade Capital built on it?

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As far as I've been able to tell, it's best to have them come from the trade capital unless you can make the trade route a lot longer by starting at a different planet.  Cue one of JoeBall's amazing algebraic analyses in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

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You can see all the bonuses to trade routs on the trade routes screen. In general, you want all your trade to originate from the same wealth-producing world as close to the edge of the galaxy as possible.