The following is from GreenX...
In response to strong customer demand and increasing over-the-counter activity, GreenX revised the launch date of the California Carbon Allowance (CCA) Futures contract to Sunday, August 28, 2011 for trade date Monday, August 29, 2011. The original launch date was scheduled for Sunday, September 11th for trade date Monday, September 12th. The CCA contract will be available for trading on CME Globex® and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort®.
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