Notice to Members
Notice No. 22
01/14/2002
Margin Rate Change for NYMEX Division Natural Gas Basis Contracts
Effective Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 (close of business)
Contracts: Basis Swaps: Alberta Gas Swap (NA), Houston Ship Channel (NH), San Juan Swap (NJ), Socal Swap (NS), Transco Zone 6 Swap (NZ), Rockies Swap (NR), Panhandle Swap (PH), Permian Basin Swap (PM), Texas Eastern Zone M-3 Swap (NX), TCO Swap (TC), PGE&E Malin Swap (PB), NGPL Tex/OK Swap (PD), ANR Oklahoma (NE), SUMAS Swap (NK), NGPL Mid-Continent (NL), Northern Natural Gas Demarcation Swap (PE), Northern Natural Gas Ventrua, Iowa Swap (PF), Dominion Transmission Inc. – Appalachia Swap (PG)
Contract Months: All Months
NYMEX Division Margin Rates For Natural Gas Basis Contracts
February 2003 and March 2003 Only
 
Clearing Member/
Maintenance Margin
Member Customer
Initial Margin
Non-Member
Customer Initial Margin
NATURAL GAS BASIS FINANCIAL New Old New Old New Old
Alberta Gas Swap (NA) $510 $510 $561 $561 $689 $689
Houston Ship Channel Basis Swap (NH) $90 $90 $99 $99 $122 $122
San Juan Basis Swap (NJ) $350 $300 $385 $330 $473 $405
Socal Basis Swap (NS) $350 $200 $350 $220 $473 $270
Transco Zone 6 Basis Swap (NZ) $650 $700 $715 $770 $878 $945
Northwest Pipeline, Rockies Basis Swap (NR) $900 $450 $990 $495 $1,215 $608
Panhandle Basis Swap (PH) $100 $210 $110 $231 $135 $284
Permian Basis (PM) $300 $175 $330 $193 $405 $236
Texas Eastern Zone M-3 Basis (NX) $250 $250 $275 $275 $338 $338
TCO Basis (TC) $100 $325 $110 $358 $135 $439
PGE&E Malin Basis (PB) $600 $650 $660 $715 $810 $878
NGPL Tex / OK Basis (PD) $150 $150 $165 $165 $203 $203
ANR Oklahoma Basis (NE) $100 $100 $110 $110 $135 $135
SUMAS Basis (NK) $650 $200 $715 $220 $878 $270
NGPL Mid-Continent Basis (NL) $800 $150 $880 $165 1080 $203
Northern Natural Gas Demarcation Basis (PE) $125 $75 $138 $83 $169 $101
Northern Natural Gas Ventura, Iowa Basis (PF) $175 $400 $193 $440 $236 $540
Dominion Transmission Inc. – Appalachia Basis (PG) $100 $200 $110 $220 $135 $270

NYMEX Division Margin Rates For Natural Gas Basis Contracts All Other Months
 
Clearing Member/
Maintenance Margin
Member Customer
Initial Margin
Non-Member
Customer Initial Margin
NATURAL GAS BASIS FINANCIAL New Old New Old New Old
Alberta Gas Swap (NA) $150 $510 $165 $561 $203 $689
Houston Ship Channel Basis Swap (NH) $50 $90 $55 $99 $68 $122
San Juan Basis Swap (NJ) $250 $200 $275 $220 $338 $270
Socal Basis Swap (NS) $175 $125 $193 $138 $237 $169
Transco Zone 6 Basis Swap (NZ) $125 $90 $138 $99 $169 $122
Northwest Pipeline, Rockies Basis Swap (NR) $400 $400 $440 $440 $540 $540
Panhandle Basis Swap (PH) $75 $210 $83 $231 $101 $284
Permian Basis (PM) $125 $175 $138 $193 $169 $236
Texas Eastern Zone M-3 Basis (NX) $75 $50 $83 $55 $101 $68
TCO Basis (TC) $50 $325 $55 $358 $68 $439
PGE&E Malin Basis (PB) $250 $650 $275 $715 $338 $878
NGPL Tex / OK Basis (PD) $50 $150 $55 $165 $68 $203
ANR Oklahoma Basis (NE) $50 $100 $55 $110 $68 $135
SUMAS Basis (NK) $200 $200 $220 $220 $270 $270
NGPL Mid-Continent Basis (NL) $100 $150 $110 $165 $135 $203
Northern Natural Gas Demarcation Basis (PE) $50 $75 $55 $83 $68 $101
Northern Natural Gas Ventura, Iowa Basis (PF) $100 $400 $110 $440 $135 $540
Dominion Transmission Inc. – Appalachia Basis (PG) $100 $200 $110 $220 $135 $270

This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding margins rates the Natural Gas Basis Contracts listed above.

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com