Iron Ore China Portside Fines CNH fot Qingdao (Argus)
Futures
Manage portside and seaside risk in one marketplace
Manage risk more effectively across the iron ore supply chain with contracts targeting an increasingly relevant factor: prices of cargo landed at the docks of China, the world’s largest buyer. Two contracts – Iron Ore China Portside Fines CNH fot Qingdao (Argus) futures and Iron Ore China Portside Fines USD Seaborne Equivalent (Argus) futures – expand our lineup to create the only exchange-traded, cash-settled contracts that address both portside and seaborne price exposure.
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Features and benefits
Precise on-shore hedging
Better manage China portside exposure based on prices of iron ore traded at Qingdao Port.
Establishes a forward curve
China portside markets are a key indicator of seaborn price trends, creating a forward curve to help minimize supply chain risk at a key transactional point.
Denomination trading choice
The Portside Fines CNH fot Qingdao contract (PAC futures) offers precise exposure in CNH terms, while the Portside Fines USD Seaborne Equivalent (PAU) provides a USD-traded alternate.
Leading Argus portside benchmarks
The China portside contracts settle to portside benchmarks from Argus, a leading energy and commodity price reporting agency, enabling reliable, transparent pricing.
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Seaborne Iron Ore futures and options
Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) futures and options complement China portside contracts, enabling hedging of off-shore iron exposure against costs of production swings and supply-side price squeezes.
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