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Read MoreCFTC: Producers build CCAs, RGAs, while managed money cut net length
Emitters and financial players moved in opposite directions with their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) holdings during the most recent US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reference period.
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