11/28/2005
Futures Contracts: Gold Futures
Contract Months: All Months
Rate Change:
COMEX Division Margins on Gold Futures Contracts
| Member: Clearing and Non-Clearing (Hedge Margin) | New: $1,500 |
Old: $1,000 |
| Non-Member Customer (Speculative Margin): | New: $2,025 |
Old: $1,350 |
Inter - Exchange Spread Credit on Gold vs. Platinum
Spread Credit |
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Spread |
Ratio |
Combined Full Margin |
Clearing Member/Member/Hedge Spread Charge |
Non-Member Spread Credit |
Gold Leg |
Platinum Leg |
Combined |
|
Gold/Platinum |
1:02 |
Old |
$5,000 |
$550 |
$743 |
$450 |
$3,450 |
$3,900 |
New |
$5,500 |
$550 |
$743 |
$950 |
$3,450 |
$4,400 |
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Inter - Commodity Spread Credit on Gold vs. Silver
| Spread | Ratio |
Combined Full Margin |
Clearing Member/Member/Hedge Spread Credit |
Non-Member Spread Credit |
Percentage Credit of Total Outright |
|
| Gold/Silver | 2:03 |
Old |
$6,500 |
$3,250 |
$4,388 |
50% |
New |
$8,250 |
$4,125 |
$5,566 |
50% |
This notice supercedes all previous notices regarding outright margin rates for the COMEX Gold Future Contracts.