Note: Requires a Trading and Risk Management license.
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Note: The General Trading Module Right must be selected in IMOS - Security. Access to other forms and actions also requires specific Module Rights. Your configuration might differ from the information shown. For information on other features, please contact your account manager.
About the Trading Module
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The Trading module provides Trading desk functionality to record and settle Paper Trades. It also provides marine trade organizations a comprehensive view of physical and derivative contracts and net exposure, to support better trading decisions. With Trading, you can:
Shipping risk managers can use Trading for portfolio management and risk hedging for both freight and bunkers. Freight and freight derivative traders can use it in trading for profit. People who work at a Trading desk or are part of a Portfolio or Risk Management team use the Trading module to manage physical freight commitments, Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), and options in one integrated system. The Portfolio Management team looks at the values of all trades and uses the Platform to compare what was committed to the cost, to determine if the company is making or losing money. For companies that subscribe, market information comes daily in from the Baltic Exchange as an XML feed. The Trading module enables you to:
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Steps for Using Trading
These are the general steps for using Trading:
- Set up the data you will use in Trading.
- Enter the information about your trades.
- Use the IMOS - Trading Lists and Tools and the IMOS - Trading Reports to view and analyze your portfolio.
- After confirming trades and settling them, you can create trade invoices in the Financials module.
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