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Performance Bond Requirements: Electricity, NGLs, and Petroleum Outrights; Agriculture Intra-Commodity Spread Charges; Electricity, Coal, and Agriculture Inter-Commodity Spread Credits - Effective Friday, May 4, 2012

- To
- Clearing Member Firms; Chief Financial Officers; Back Office Managers; Margin Managers
- From
- CME Clearing
- #
- 12-190
- Notice Date
- 03 May 2012
- Effective Date
- 04 May 2012

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As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed below.

The rates will be effective after the close of business on Friday, May 04, 2012.

Current rates as of:

Thursday, May 03, 2012.

For the full text of this advisory, please click here.

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