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Lightship Derivatives

Lightship Derivatives specialises in providing risk management solutions in the freight, metal and energy derivatives space.

Founded in 2024, this new business complements the established expertise of Lightship Chartering, offering both new and existing clients access to a suite of innovative products designed to meet hedging and speculative needs.

Serving a diverse range of institutional clients, including banks, hedge funds, trading houses, majors, miners, and ship charterers and owners, Lightship Derivatives is founded on a wealth of market knowledge, experience, and strong industry relationships. Its regulation and exchange memberships provide a credible framework, allowing the business to operate seamlessly across time zones and offer tailored solutions for a variety of market challenges.

With a focus on derivatives in dry bulk, metals, energy and renewables. Lightship Derivatives empowers clients to navigate market volatility and price fluctuations effectively. As part of the Lightship Group, Lightship Derivatives benefits from the Group’s strong heritage and global presence. This alignment strengthens its ability to deliver value to its clients by integrating risk management expertise with a collaborative approach.

Focused on innovation and excellence, Lightship Derivatives is well-positioned to address the evolving needs of the commodity and freight markets, providing clients with the tools and insights to succeed in a dynamic landscape. Lightship Derivatives UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is registered as an Introducing Broker with the US National Futures Association (NFA). In Singapore, Lightship Derivatives Pte Ltd. operates under the applicable exemptions from licensing under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Lightship Group

Lightship Derivatives is a member the Lightship Group, a global provider of brokerage services across vessel chartering and commodity derivatives contracts.

With a 50-year track record of successful brokerage business in the chartering segment, Lightship now also offer brokerage services for listed commodity derivatives through dedicated Lightship Derivatives companies in London, Dubai and Singapore.

The synergies between our brokerage services in the chartering segment and in the commodity derivatives segments are obvious. As a principal in cargo or tonnage (or both), whether you need a vessel for your cargo, a cargo for your vessel ,or to hedge your exposure through derivatives, Lightship is your one-stop brokerage partner. If you are a hedge fund or other investment firm looking for exposure or hedging of your positions, Lightship will help you executing your portfolio and risk strategies.

Our Culture

We believe in team work at its core, working hard for our clients and for each other, to deliver outstanding results. Integrity and honesty are vital to our success. We strive to win at every turn.

We give our team unparalleled support to achieve their goals, within a robust global framework.

Our company core values

Excellence

We operate in a highly specialized market. The value we provide is directly linked to the expertise we possess and the way in which we deliver it. Excellence is the core foundation for everything we do, both in our conduct towards our clients and in how we create a motivating and professional working environment. Excellence is how we inspire each other to perform above and beyond in everything we do, and how we create efficiencies in our clients’ business as well as in our own. Excellence, therefore, is nothing less than the very cornerstone of our continued growth.

Teamwork

Through efficient collaboration we ensure that our collective capacity exceeds that of our individual employees' combined. We share knowledge, inspire each other, and help build networks and resolve everyday challenges. The key to our success is our ability to deliver as a company, and we all contribute to our colleagues’ success as well as our own.

Respect

The strength of our team lies not only in our shared values, but also in our individual differences. At Lightship, we respect each other for who we are – regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or whatever else may discern us. We respect our management and their allocation of roles and responsibilities in the organisation, and we respect everybody’s contribution to team efforts, office culture and our company's success. Through our mutual respect we build trust and collaboration, thus establishing a sound foundation for everything we do as a business.

Innovation

We live in a dynamic world of rapid, incessant change. The best performers will be those who manage to adapt to these changes and convert them into business opportunities. This means adjusting services to meet market demands and developing internal processes to respond efficiently to shifts in technology, regulations and market pratices. We must never be complacent, but always focus on continuously improving the way we work. Innovation is key to our company's success.