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Commodities Data | Pricing

Shipping - Futures/Options

Shipping futures and options pricing data for analysing freight derivatives, market levels and related pricing trends.

Key facts for Shipping - Futures/Options

Coverage metric

Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
Jan from 2000
Coverage count:
Asset Classes - 3 Commodity markets
Asset Class
Commodity Spots, Commodity Fair Values, Commodity Derivatives, Commodity Forwards, Commodities

Delivery metadata

Data Frequency
Daily
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, SQL, RSS Feed, Website, Digital Files
Data formats:
CSV, GZIP, JSON, SQL, Text, Delimited, Metafile Picture, Bitmap, PCAP, Zip Archive, PDF, XML, Python, MPEG, HTML, User Interface
Minimum service frequency
Daily

Overview of Shipping - Futures/Options

NAVIGATE FREIGHT MARKET VOLATILITY

Support hedging and trading decisions

    • Evaluate market direction and risk using freight derivatives pricing.
    • Support hedging, valuation and trading strategy development.
    • Monitor changing expectations across global freight markets.

REALTIME FREIGHT DERIVATIVE COVERAGE

Track freight market pricing and risk

    • Access real-time and historical pricing for listed shipping derivatives.
    • Includes contract details and volatility measures across freight markets.
    • Covers futures and options traded on major freight exchanges.

STRUCTURED FOR MARKET RISK ANALYSIS

Designed for freight market workflows

    • Combines pricing, volatility metrics and contract-level information.
    • Structured for use in pricing models and risk management systems.
    • Connects freight derivatives data with transport market analysis.

Description of the dataset

  • LSEG provides Shipping Futures and Options Pricing for professionals managing exposure to freight market volatility in real time. Our derivatives coverage supports analysis of listed shipping contracts across major freight exchanges.
  • We deliver real-time and historical pricing alongside contract details and volatility measures to help clients evaluate market direction and risk. Our content supports hedging, trading strategy development and valuation workflows across global shipping markets.
  • LSEG structures shipping derivatives data for integration into pricing models, risk systems and market monitoring tools. We help clients connect freight futures and options intelligence with broader commodities and transport market analysis.

Accessing the dataset

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Real-Time Distribution System

Advanced Distribution Server (ADS) is the horizontally scalable distribution component within LSEG Real-Time Distribution System providing highly available services for tailored streaming and snapshot data, publication and contribution messaging with optional persistence, conflation and delay capabilities.