A new course focused on hedging strategies for shippers, forwarders and carriers using futures.
Learn how to manage ocean container freight risk with futures. This half day, classroom-based course looks at the fundamentals driving container rate volatility, explains how to use container freight market information, covers the practicalities of Container Forward Freight Agreements and provides practical examples of short and long term trading strategies.
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| Course leaders | ||
| Prof. Amir Alizadeh | Centre for Shipping, Trade & Finance | Bayes Business School (former Cass Business School) |
Prof. Nikos Nomikos |
Centre for Shipping, Trade & Finance |
Bayes Business School (former Cass Business School) |
The course leaders, Prof. Amir Alizadeh and Prof. Nikos Nomikos of Bayes Business School, are both internationally recognised academics in the fields of shipping and commodity finance, and risk management. Their theoretical and applied research work has been published in leading academic and professional journals and they also provide consultancy services to the industry on different aspects of commodity and shipping risk management.
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Course Overview
| Module Outlines | |
| Session 1: Introduction to Container Market | Features of Liner & Container Service Container Shipping Cost Components Current Fleet and Vessel Values Liner Shipping Companies & Alliances Liner Tariffs and Pricing Mechanism Liner Tariff Volatility and Risk Management |
| Session 2: Baltic Container Freight Indices | Baltic Indices Construction Methodology Container market Information FBX & Other Container Indices Using Container Market Information |
| Session 3: Container Freight Risk Management I | Risk Management Process Why Managing Container Freight Risk Matters? Container Forward Freight agreements (FFA) Credit Risk and Clearing Risk Management with CFFAs |
| Session 4: Container Freight Risk Management II | Examples of Hedging with CFFAs Shipper and Carrier Hedging Process Short and Long-term Hedging Strategies Differences in Front Haul and Back Haul Hedging |
Terms and Conditions
No course material may be copied or reused without the permission of the Baltic Exchange.
You may only print off any course materials for your own personal use. You must not provide, offer to sell, license or transfer the course materials (whether in whole or in part in any manner or form or in or on any media) to any other person unless we have agreed to this in writing.
In the event that we are unable to deliver classroom learning due to events beyond our control, delegates will be offered the choice of a refund or reschedule to a future date.
Further Questions
Please contact:
Tel: +44 (0)20 3326 8465
Email: [email protected]