PPLT and PALL: Platinum and Palladium ETFs Now Trading

For the first two new ETFs of 2010, the names pretty much say it all: ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (PPLT) and ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (PALL) . The new funds started trading today (1/8/10) and come from ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), one of the world’s leading providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). The firm started listing its products in the US last year with the introductions of ETFS Silver Trust (SIVR) in July and ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL) in September. PPLT and PALL are the first Platinum Group Metal products to be launched in the US ETF market and offered to US investors.…