Robert Luke

Rob Luke Occupation Contributing Writer Employer Ecosystem Marketplace Location Edwardsville, Illinois LinkedIn Profile Rob Luke is a freelance journalist and school teacher. He is currently a contributing writer at Ecosystem Marketplace. He was a member of the MarketsWiki contributing team from 2008 to 2010. He was a daily correspondent for Environmental Markets Newsletter from early 2006 to 2010. He began reporting on business, finance in Budapest, Hungary in 1993 and has since covered markets in South-East Asia, Australia and the United States. Background Luke has been writing and analyzing market news and issues for the past 15 years in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Since arriving in the U.S. in 1999, he has also written extensively for Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine, Futures, Trader's Source, Banking Strategies and, most recently, LegalNewsLine. Education He graduated from the University of New England (Australia) in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Ecology/Zoology. Contact Information Luke lives and works in Edwardsville, Illinois (St. Louis metro area) and can be contacted at rob.luke@sbcglobal.net. References

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