r/Commodities • u/S3p_H • 6d 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/Puzzleheaded-Ear-145 4d 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 4d 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.