Freight Derivatives and Risk Management in Shipping

This advanced practical textbook deals with the issue of risk analysis, measurement and management in the shipping industry. It identifies and analyses the sources of risk in the shipping business and explores in detail the "traditional" and "modern" strategies for risk management at the investment and operational levels of the business.

List of contents

1. Introduction to the shipping markets and their empirical regularities 2. Business risks analysis in shipping and traditional risk management strategies 3. Introduction to financial derivatives 4. Freight market information and freight rate indices 5. Freight rate derivatives 6. Applications of FFAs, pricing and risk management of FFA positions 7. Applications of freight options 8. Market risk measurement and management in shipping markets 9. Bunker price derivatives 10. Vessel value derivatives 11. Foreign exchange derivatives 12. Interest rate derivatives 13. Credit risk and credit derivatives 14. Statistical tools for risk management in shipping

About the author

Manolis G. Kavussanos is Professor of Finance at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the Founder and Director of the MSc program in International Shipping, Finance and Management and of the Laboratory with the same name at AUEB.
Dimitris A. Tsouknidis is Associate Professor of Finance with emphasis in Shipping at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece.
Ilias D. Visvikis (2020†) was Professor of Finance and Founding Director of the Executive Education Department of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates.

Summary

This advanced practical textbook deals with the issue of risk analysis, measurement and management in the shipping industry. It identifies and analyses the sources of risk in the shipping business and explores in detail the “traditional” and “modern” strategies for risk management at the investment and operational levels of the business.

Product details

• Authors: Manolis G Kavussanos, Manolis G. Kavussanos, Manolis G. (Athens University of Econo Kavussanos, Manolis G. (Athens University of Economics and Business) Kavussanos, Dimitris A Tsouknidis, Dimitris A. Tsouknidis, Dimitris A. (Cyprus University of Technology) Tsouknidis, Ilias D Visvikis, Ilias D. Visvikis, Ilias D. (Ilias Visvikis dec'd 2020 as advised by friend Manolis Kavussanos probate email sent sf case 01847697 now in case 01902015CH) Visvikis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367360726
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36072-6
• No. of pages: 520
• Series: Routledge Maritime Masters
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches