{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Derivative Contracts Freight Risk Management","description":"Unlike physical freight procurement, derivative contracts in freight risk management transfer price exposure between parties without any cargo changing hands. The most common instruments are Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and freight futures, settled against Baltic Exchange indices and cleared through central counterparties. A shipper with large planned volumes can buy FFAs to cap the rates it pays; a shipowner can use swaps to transfer earnings volatility to capital-market investors. Both si","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/derivative-contracts-freight-risk-management","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T20:04:37.395078","citation":"https://www.balticexchange.com/en/data/derivatives.html","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/derivative-contracts-freight-risk-management","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Derivative Contracts Freight Risk Management · Unlike physical freight procurement, derivative contracts in freight risk management transfer price exposure between parties without any cargo changing hands. · Quelle: https://www.balticexchange.com/en/data/derivatives.html"}