• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.359-366
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• 2022

While the Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) has emerged as an effective hedging tool since early 1990, the basis risk and cash flow distortions have been addressed as obstacles to the active use of FFAs. This research analyses the basis risk of FFAs and provides a feasible suggestion to reduce it. Basis risk is divided into timing basis, route basis, size basis, and low liquidity basis. The timing basis is defined as the difference between the physical hire, fixed on the specific contract date and the FFA settlement price, calculated by averaging spot rates for a certain period. Timing basis is considered the worst in eroding the effectiveness of FFAs. This paper suggests a change of hire payment criterion from contract date to 15-day moving average, as a means of mitigating the basis risk, and analyzed the effectiveness through historical simulation. The result revealed that the change is effective in mitigating the timing basis. This study delivers a meaningful implication to shipping practice in that the change of hire payment criterion mitigates the basis risk and eventually activates the use of FFAs in the future.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Studies
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.165-190
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 KOSPI 200 주가지수 선물의 만기효과와 베이시스의 행태를 체계적으로 헤지 의사결정에 반영하기 위한 몇 가지 방법을 실증분석하였다. 우선 베이시스의 동태적 운동형태를 명시적으로 설정하지 않고 통계적인 방법을 통하여 헤지해제시점이 선물만기에 접근함에 따라 베이시스가 변동되는 양상을 반영한 헤지비율을 산출한다. 그 다음에는 헤지기간 전체에 걸친 베이시스의 운동형태를 명시적으로 설정하여 이에 입각한 헤지비율을 계산한다. 명시적인 베이시스의 운동형태는 비확률적인 과정과 확률적인 과정으로 다시 구분하고, 이 각각에 입각하여 최적헤지활동을 결정한다. 모든 헤지활동은 가장 최근까지의 정보를 이용하여 사전적으로 미래 헤지기간에 대한 의사결정을 하게 된다. 그러한 헤지활동의 사후적인 결과는 베이시스 행태를 별도로 고려하지 않고 단순선형회귀분석만을 이용하여 산출된 헤지성과와 비교되고, 변동성 감소 및 손실감소의 측면에서 각 접근방법이 가지는 특징 및 효율성을 평가한다. 실증 분석 결과, 헤지의 성과를 제고하기 위하여 선물의 만기효과와 베이시스의 행태변화를 체계적으로 반영한 세 가지의 시도 중 어느 것도 위험-수익의 2차원적인 비교에서 베이시스의 행태변화를 명시적으로 반영하지 않은 전통적 단순회귀분석을 압도하지 못하였다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.301-322
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• 2004

The current petroleum stockpiling by Korean government is based on the static concept of dead-stock. However, the recent changes in economic environment is requiring a transition to the dynamic concept of flow-stock. This study suggested selective trading strategies using basis of changing oil prices as an option for improving the economics of domestic strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), and quantitatively analyzed their effects. For this purpose, we tested the validity of selective trading strategies using the weekly spot and forwards prices of WTI for the period of October 1997 to August 2002. Summarizing the simulation results, the selective trading strategies would increase the expected values of profits and decrease their volatilities compared to those of traditional routine strategies. And, the adoption of trigger value could increase the improvements by the selective trading strategies. Based on the results, we suggest that, in order to improve the economics of domestic petroleum stockpiling, it is necessary to actively utilize the reserve facilities and the reserved petroleum with proper derivatives position.