• Performance Bond Requirements: Ags, Energy, Equity, FX, & Metals Margins - Effective March 20, 2020

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms; Chief Financial Officers; Back Office Managers; Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 20-118
      • Notice Date
      • 19 March 2020
      • Effective Date
      • 20 March 2020

    • 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. Please email any questions to Clearing.RiskManagement@cmegroup.com

      The rates will be effective after the close of business on Friday, March 20, 2020.

      For the full text of the advisory, click here

      20-118

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