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January 4, 2007 Freight-rate swapping lets investors wager on costs of shipping By Ann Davis, The Wall Street Journal Some Wall Street traders are exploring investments in an unlikely place -- the high seas. Investors in the increasingly crowded commodities sector are betting not just on the price of raw materials but also on the cost of delivering them. Trading ocean-freight rates -- prices for getting oil, grain and coal to their destinations -- has become a hot new pursuit, with trades totaling an estimated $35 billion to $45 billion annually, up from roughly $20 billion to $30 billion a couple of years ago, participants estimate ...... Read more on Pittsburg Post-Gazette Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail