IMOS On-Prem - Market Data

You can track current and future freight and bunker rates on the Market Data form. You can see two views of this data on the Market Data Summary.

Market Data should be populated daily, in either of these ways:

• IMOS supports multiple data feeds from Baltic, Platts (bunker), and Imarex (freight and bunker). We can enable an interface for clients who have a signed contract with a data provider.

• The data can be entered manually. You can enter future data up to 10 years from the current date, for P&L calculations.

To access Market Data, do one of the following:

• In the Trading module center, under Data, click Market Data.

• In the Operations module center, under Bunkers, click Market Data.

• In the Data Center, under Quick Links, click Market Data.

Open

• Market:

  • Enter a new Market; you are asked if you want to create a new one (either a Freight or a Bunker market curve).

  • Select an existing Freight Market and the Route and Date, and you can see the Daily (Spot) rate and the Settlement Rates for the Last 7 Days, Last 10 Days, and Entire Month; the Future Rates; or the curve.

  • Select an existing Bunker Market and the Symbol, and you can see the Settlement Rates for the Last 7 Days, Last 10 Days, and Entire Month; the Future Rates; or the curve.

  • Note that the rates will be recognized in the client's base currency.

• Mode: 

  • Single-Market

  • Multi-Market: You can select several markets of the same type (Freight/Bunker) to see their average rates. When a Route/Symbol is selected and the Date is entered, the average of all the selected markets appears. The Future Rates list is populated with the average value for each price bucket that existed in the original markets.

You can also generate new forward curve prices for routes based on broker quotes.

Market Data Summary

The Market Data Summary provides two views of your Market Data, showing the data that is fed in for the selected Market. 

1. To access the Market Data Summary, do one of the following:

   • In the Trading module center, under Data, next to Market Data, click List.

   • In the Operations module center, under Bunkers, click Market Data Summary.

2. Select the Market.

3. Select the Data:

   • Daily Data: Starting on the selected date, for each Route (for a Freight index) or Symbol (for a Bunker index), see the forward prices for that day and the next 15 days. Weekend days are only included if there is data.

     • To see the Market Data for a day, click its line. The form opens, and you can view and edit the data.

   • Historical Data: Across business days, for each Route, Index, and Period (for a Freight index) or Symbol and Period (for a Bunker index), see what the prices were.

     • To see the Daily Data for a date, click its link in the column heading.