Freight – Freight rates & indices

Transport — Markets & Trading

About the online training programme

This course explains the pricing of commodity transport per vessel. The price driving factors are set out to explain rate levels and fluctuations. In this course it is also explained what freight indices can be used for and how these serve as underlying value for the settlement of freight forwards, futures and options.

Course Contents

This course covers the following video lessons:

Freight rates – Level & volatility
Freight rates – Internal factors
Freight rates – External factors
Freight rates – Relationships
Freight rates – Volatility
The Baltic Exchange
Worldscale
Freight indices – Introduction
Freight indices – Purpose of an index
Freight indices – Baltic indexes
Freight indices – Baltic Dry Index (BDI)
Freight indices – Freight derivatives
Freight indices – Components – Baltic Dry index (BDI)
Freight indices – Components – Baltic Capesize Index (BCI)

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Our Purpose

Entrima provides learning services for professionals in the commodity & energy markets.

Content & Context

Entrima’s mission is to transfer knowledge regarding the business, controls & operations of parties in (or relating to) the wholesale markets.

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Entrima mission is to facilitate the prevention & detection of misconduct and to foster proper behaviour in organisations. This is achieved via training, periodic updates and increased awareness.