The effectiveness of freight derivatives in managing a ship-operator's systematic and unsystematic risks

• Main Author: Tan, Ivy Lay Hui.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39589
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This research project is the study of hedging effectiveness of the Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) in a ship-operator’s risk management strategy, as opposed to the traditional methods like Time Charter (TC) and Contract of Affreightment (COA). The paper commences with a preliminary discussion on th...