SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2012 -- The ROBERT | CHARLES Group is pleased to announce that its carbon futures fund, one of the first to be formed in the United States, has commenced trading futures and futures options contracts on carbon credits. A carbon credit is a generic term for any tradeable certificate or permit representing the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide or the mass of another greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide. The fund is strictly proprietary and is in the process of pursuing regulatory approval to open investment opportunities in the fund to qualified eligible persons.
