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John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 05/07/2019
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“Not hedging is the risky behavior”: trucking freight futures at Transparency19

On Monday afternoon at Transparency19, Addison Armstrong, executive director of trucking freight futures at FreightWaves, moderated a conversation between Nodal…
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Freight Futures

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 03/29/2019
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Simpson: J.B. Hunt committed to freight market transparency

J.B. Hunt wants to make freight marketplaces more efficient by making information more transparent.
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Freight Futures

FreightWaves Staff 03/11/2019
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Nodal Exchange, FreightWaves and DAT® to launch the world’s first Trucking Freight Futures Contracts

The futures contracts will provide a way for carriers, shippers and third-party logistics providers to hedge their exposure to truckload…
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Freight Futures

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of Copy 02/18/2019
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Trucking Freight Futures rolls into Dallas

The Trucking Freight Futures Road Show rolled into the “Big D” - Dallas! Learn more about Trucking Freight Futures and…
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Freight Futures

John Kingston 02/13/2019
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On the road with Trucking Freight Futures: options and averages

Options are a key hedging tool, because they can require a far smaller initial outlay for a company to protect…
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Economics

Michael Angell, Bulk and Intermodal Editor 02/08/2019
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Chicago-to-Atlanta rates show risk in truck transport, but freight futures offering first-ever hedge

Some $726 billion in annual spend on U.S. surface transportation faces daily price swings, but futures aim to mitigate the…
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Freight Futures

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 02/06/2019
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Trucking Freight Futures Road Show hits Wall Street, heads to Chicago

FreightWaves, DAT, Nodal Exchange, and K-Ratio pitched trucking freight futures to a diverse group of financial institutions and media and…
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Freight Futures

John Kingston 11/14/2018
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Futures trading isn’t gambling, and leaving yourself exposed can be risky: DTN’s Susich

It’s a tricky balance between risk and safety, but in the trucking world, before freight futures, there was no way…
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Freight Futures

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 11/13/2018
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MW18: Freight Futures will launch on the Nodal Exchange March 29

This morning at MarketWaves18 in Grapevine, Texas, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller announced that freight futures will begin trading on March…
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Freight Futures

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 07/12/2018
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Trucking passes the test for a viable futures market

Trucking passes all five of Paul Newman’s tests for a successful futures market. That’s why we’re building a financially-settled freight…
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