Chinese import demand for iron ore and steady fixing activity in the spot market for capesize bulkers has lifted futures contracts for early 2021.

The upturn comes following a record year in 2020, in which options trading reached its highest levels.

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Much of the uptick in freight derivatives trading so far this year so far has come on the back of steady fixing activity in the physical market for...