Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be hosting a Trading Opportunities in Commodity Derivatives seminar on 30 October at the Baltic Exchange. With a special focus on shipping and iron ore, the two hour event will feature speakers looking at the near term outlook for dry bulk markets; FFAs and how to understand global trends through shipping and machine learning. 

Time: 1100-1300
Date: 30 October 2018
Venue: The Baltic Exchange
Dress code: Smart casual

RSVP: kenny.groth@sgx.com

Programme
1100 Opening address Calum Austin, SGX Commodity Derivatives
1110 Trading opportunities in SGX Commodity Derivatives

– Freight derivatives – the relationship with global-macro
– Volatility trading opportunities – comparison and analysis with financial products
– How to set up for FFA trading		 Calum Austin, SGX Commodity Derivatives
1130 Dry bulk markets: near term outlook

– Factors that impacted 2017/18 coal prices
– Potential short term price drivers
– Coal near term outlook
– Seaborne coking trade
– Seaborne iron ore trade & demand for high grade ore
– Steel prices and steel capacity utilisation
– Factors impacting capesize rates in 2017 & 2018

 Vishal Thiruvedula, Refinitiv
1150 Trading FFAs for hedging & speculation John B, CEO FIS and Chairman of FFABA
1220

Reading global trends via shipping & machine learning

– Understanding the correlation between economics & freight rates
– Seeing the connections between commodity price & freight rates
– Trade dynamics as a function of bulk shipping – examples from coal, soybean and crude oil markets
– What can we learn about shipping and the macro environment by applying AI and machine learning?

 IHS Markit
1300

Networking lunch