GFI的定义如下:A forward freight agreement (FFA) is an agreement to pay the difference between a pice agreed today and the future price of moving a product from one location to another, or for the future price of hiring a ship over a period of time. Forward freight agreements hedge exposure to freight market risk.
FIS定义如下:An agreement made between a buyer and seller today to pay the difference between a price agreed today and the future price of a specific Baltic assessment, i.e. the cost of freight.
通俗来讲FFA是买卖双方达成的一种远期运费协议,协议规定了具体的
航线、
价格、数量等等,且双方约定在未来某一时点,某一方收取或支付依据波罗的海的官方运费指数
价格与现在成交
价格的差额。