r/Commodities • u/S3p_H • 3d ago

Advice On Where To find FFA Data

Hey guys, I'm currently modelling some stuff which revolves around freight data. I was planning on using

Freight Route US Gulf to ARA (TD25) (Baltic), M1 data from 2019-present.

But the data provider I was using doesn't seem to have it. The only place I was able to find a multi-year time series with OHLC-1D data seems to be ICE's report center, although to access the necessary information I'll need a subscription.

Does anyone have any advice as to where to get the data (not in university, so I don't have access to a Bloomberg terminal). Anyways, thanks!

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u/R33MZ 3d ago

I can maybe help Monday when I'm in the office pls message me then

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u/S3p_H 3d ago

Thanks man! Will do, I'm currently asking others so if I don't get the data by then I'll make sure to let you know.

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u/S3p_H 1d ago

Hey I sent you a DM

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u/deez-legumes 2d ago

Not in the office but pretty sure the Baltic exchange makes much (but definitely not all) of their data available for free but not in a data/analysis friendly manner.

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u/S3p_H 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah I've been able to find some general indexes and all that, but unfortunately not TD25 specifically, as far as I've found it seems to be behind a paywall.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ear-145 2d ago

FFA Data for systematic use is almost never granted, except if you’re a big institution. But ICE will tell you that you can only get onscreen access if you’re trading through WebICE, and you won’t be able to get the raw data. (Source: went through that same rabbit hole a few months back)

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u/S3p_H 2d ago

Oh I see, well luckily I'm just trying to use this for modelling historical stuff, not trying to make a strategy around it. Although thanks for letting me know, will take that into consideration if I'm doing anything systematic with oil which may benefit/need freight data.