Post on 13-Jun-2020
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Risk management
LOWER AND MANAGE YOUR BUNKER COSTS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT
Oil and bunker markets are volatile and the unpredictable price movements are beyond your control. But what you can do is to lower and manage your bunker costs and bridge the gap between your income and bunker expenses. Considering that bunkers amount to 50-70 percent of daily operating costs on an average vessel, hedging can be crucial for your results.
LET’S DEFINE A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS
Hedging is not speculation! It is minimising and managing your risk, taking away the price uncertainty - while doing nothing is speculating on lower bunker costs. KPI Bridge Oil can help you identify your risk management needs and define a tailor-made strategy matching your specific business model and commercial situation. Our hedging tools are simple, efficient and easy to use. Let us guide you through the hedging process, every step of the way!
Bunker price increases hurt your business
It is hard to pass on increasing
bunker costs to your customers
You need bunker costs to fit
into a budget
You want to take advantage of a good buying opportunity
forward in time
KPI BRIDGE OIL CAN SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS WHEN
We offer a range of physical settlement tools which guarantee the physical fuel delivery in the ports of your choice. FSPs and FPAs give you 100% price certainty and follow the same procedure as spot deliveries. With MPAs you can cap your fuel costs and still benefit from falling prices.
OUR PHYSICAL SETTLEMENT TOOLS GUARANTEE YOUR BUNKER PRICE AND ENSURE YOUR FUEL SUPPLY
Price
Spot price
Time
Month 1 Month 2
Your Fixed Price
FIXED FORWARD PRICE (FSP & FPA) MAXIMUM PRICE AGREEMENT (MPA)
Time
Month 1 Month 2
Price
Your Maximum Price
Your price
FIXED SPOT PRICE (FSP)
• Fix your bunker buying price up to 3 months before delivery • Single or multiple liftings • No vessels name or precise ETA needed • No minimum deal size/maximum 10,000 MT • Multiple port delivery option
MAXIMUM PRICE AGREEMENT (MPA)
• Works like an insurance policy for a physical supply contract • Fix a maximum price you are willing to pay for your bunker • Benefit from falling prices • Pay upfront insurance premium, which gives the right to buy at a pre-agreed price • Ideal to fit bunker purchases to a budget, while still able to take advantage of downside
FIXED PRICE AGREEMENT (FPA)
• Fix your bunker buying price as far forward in time as you like • No deal size limit. You can buy years ahead of delivery • Multiple port delivery option • Simple, short Master Agreement to be signed • Credit line can be extended for risk management • You may be required to pay margin calls (only in case of extreme market drops)
Get a cash compensation if your bunker costs increase. We offer the full range of financially settled hedging tools: Swaps, Futures and Options.
FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT TOOLS
SWAPS
FUTURES (GASOIL ONLY)
Month 1 Month 2
Price
KPI pays you
You pay KPI
Your Future Price
FUTURES (GASOIL ONLY)
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Month 1 Month 2
Price
KPI pays you
You pay KPIYour Swap Price
Monthly average
SWAPS
• Fix purchase price without physical supply (supply flexibility)
• Standardized products and terms
• Buy as much and as far forward in time as you like
• Perfect hedge for ARA, Med, USGC, NY Harbour and Singapore
• Possible to convert to physical delivery with KPI Bridge Oil
• You may need to pay margin calls (only in case of extreme market drops)
• Fix your purchase price, not your physical supply (flexibility)
• Standardized and exchange-traded products (transparency)
• Perfect hedge for Northwest Europe and US EC
• Pricing on day of expiry
• Standardized contract size (100 MT for London Gasoil and 1,000 Bbls for NY Heating Oil)
• Margin deposit is required and you may need to pay margin calls
OPTIONS: CAP
OPTIONS: ZERO COST COLLAR
Month 1 Month 2
No settlement
Your Cap Price
Monthly average
KPI pays you
Price
Time
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
No settlement
Your Cap Price
Your Floor Price
Monthly average
KPI pays you
You pay KPI
Price
Time
• “Insurance” contract that protects against rising prices and allows to benefit from falling prices
• Pay an upfront insurance premium and get the right to buy at a pre-agreed price (Cap)
• No margin calls
• The higher the cap and the closer in time, the lower the premium
• Protects against rising prices and you benefit from some fall in prices
• Keeps your prices within a pre-agreed range (between a cap and a floor)
• No premium. No costs
• You may pay margin calls (only in case of extreme market drops)
• Good to cap your prices if you would rather limit down-side benefits than pay upfront premium
PHYSICAL SETTLEMENTS FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS
CHOOSE THE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS
FSP AND FPA
• 100% price certainty
• Guaranteed fuel supply
• Same procedure as spot deliveries
• Fix a bunker budget price
• Lock in your costs in a COA
• Take advantage of a cheap market/forward curve
STRATEGYEXAMPLES
PRODUCTBENEFITS
MAX PRICE AGREEMENT
• Benefit from decreasing prices
• Guaranteed fuel supply
• No security deposits
• Protect against dramatic price increases
• Cap your costs after a market fall
OPTION: ZERO COST COLLAR
• Price certainty and some benefit from decreasing prices
• Flexibility in physical supply
• No upfront insurance premium
• Protect against dramatic price increases
• Cap your costs after a market fall
• Exercise your bullish market view at no cost
OPTION: CAP
• Insurance against price increases
• Flexibility in physical supply
• No security deposits
• Benefit from decreasing prices
• Protect against dramatic price increases
• Cap your costs after a market fall
SWAP OR FUTURE
• Price certainty without physical supply
• Flexibility in physical supply
• Standardized products and terms
• Fix a price for large volumes of bunker over a long period of time
• Lock in your bunker price in advance when it makes sense for you
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HOW TO WORK WITH RISK MANAGEMENT
KPI BRIDGE OIL WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE ENTIRE HEDGING PROCESS
Get in touch with your risk manager at KPI Bridge Oil
early on
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Define together which strategies
and tools are right for you
2
Take time to present your
hedging project to your management and
owners
3
Define a target and give your risk manager an order
to work
4
kpi bridge oil helps you
follow up on the hedge
5
If markets and/or your situation
change, it is more than okay to adapt
the strategy
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GET STARTED!
BENEFIT FROM OUR GROUP’S HEDGING EXPERTISE, RICH MARITIME HERITAGE AND WORLDWIDE COVERAGE
The financially strong KPI Bridge Oil Group is a leading bunker supplier with 8 strategically located offices in all major time zones. We have been fuelling the international marine transportation industry for over 40 years. Our global team of more than 60 experienced and dedicated brokers and traders is sourcing approx. 7-8 million tonnes of marine fuel a year.
MANAGE AND MITIGATE YOUR BUNKER PRICE RISK
Bunker hedging is a core competence in KPI Bridge Oil and we offer our risk management expertise and tailor made hedging strategy advice to ship owners, charterers, shipping companies, liners and physical bunker suppliers all over the world. Working closely with our business partners, we help manage and mitigate bunker price risk in an unpredictable market.
BENEFIT FROM OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Our rich maritime heritage and the expertise of our professionals give us the depth of knowledge, the adaptability and reliability you need. Whatever challenges you face, we can help you find the best and most innovative solutions.
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