Carbon Trading: Investing in the Thin Air
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/etfi/~3/UM13rAXRsas/carbon-trading-investing-in-thin-air.htmlPosted on Monday, December 15th, 2008 | In Exchange Traded Funds
With the launch of AirShares (ASO) Carbon Commodity Pool Fund today, investors now have two easily accessible choices for carbon trading with the iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN) already on the market since early July. Below are links to my articles on carbon trading over the past four months:
12/14/08 – AirShares (ASO) Carbon Fund Begins Trading
10/17/08 – Carbon ETN: Solid Returns, Few Investors
10/6/08 – Carbon ETN Outpaces Oil and Natural Gas ETFs
9/12/08 – Carbon Holds Up Against Other Commodities
8/26/08 – Carbon ETN Holds Steady, Outperforms Oil and Natural Gas
8/24/08 – Carbon Allowance Futures Commence U.S. Trading
8/21/08 – A New Index for Carbon Credit Trading
8/13/08 – Carbon Prices Rebound, Diverge from Falling Oil
8/6/08 – Carbon Prices Fall Along with Oil and Other Commodities
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I am a pharmacist, freelance writer, and index developer for ETF Innovators, LLP, which creates new global equity indexes for licensing and commercialization as exchange-traded funds. I have been investing since August 1997 and freelance writing for investors since April 2007 with a focus on the healthcare sector and ETFs. I hold Doctor of Pharmacy (2003) and Bachelor of Science – Biology Major (1998) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for Wyeth prior to pharmacy school. I am also an avid runner since 1992 and have completed 18 marathons (26.2 miles) with a personal best time of 2 hours, 54 minutes. I can be contacted by email at mikehav[at]ymail[dot]com.
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