Notice to Members
Notice No. 367
12/30/2002
Margin Rate Change for Light, Sweet Crude Oil, Crude Oil e-miNY, Brent Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contracts
Effective Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 (close of business)
Futures Contracts: Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures
Brent Crude Oil Futures
Unleaded Gasoline Futures
Heating Oil Futures
Crude Oil e-miNY (QM)
Contract Months: All Months
Rate Change:

NYMEX Division Margins on Light Sweet Crude Oil, Brent, and Heating Oil Futures Contracts
  Clearing Member Member Customer Non-Member
  New Old New Old New Old
  $3,000 $2,000 $3,300 $2,200 $4,050 $2,700

NYMEX Division Margins on Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contracts
  Clearing Member Member Customer Non-Member
  New Old New Old New Old
  $3,000 $2,500 $3,300 $2,750 $4,050 $3,375

NYMEX Division Outright Margins on Crude Oil e-miNY Futures (QM)
  Clearing Member Member Customer Non-Member
  New Old New Old New Old
  $1,200 $800 $1,320 $880 $1,620 $1,080


This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding outright margins for the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil, Brent Crude Oil, e-miNY Crude Oil, Unleaded Gasoline and Heating Oil Futures Contracts.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com