Notice to Members
Notice No. 56
02/11/2005
Margin Rates and Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers For New NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Calendar Swap, and NYMEX WTI-Brent Crude Oil Spread Calendar Swap Futures Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE: Monday, February 14, 2005 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS: NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Calendar Swap (SA), NYMEX WTI–Brent Crude Oil Spread Calendar Swap (SB)

CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Brent Crude Oil Calendar Swap (SA)
Tiers
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non–Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
All Months
$2,500
$2,750
$3,375


SA Intra–Commodity Spread Tiers
Tiers
New
Old
1
1st Nearby
N/A
2
2nd - 6th Nearby
N/A
3
7th - 12th Nearby
N/A
4
Greater than 12th Nearby
N/A


NYMEX Division Intra–Commodity Spread Margins on Brent Crude Calendar Swap (SA)
Tiers
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non–Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
1 (1st Nearby)
$400
$440
$540
2 (2th – 6th Nearby)
$250
$275
$338
3 (7th – 12th Nearby)
$150
$165
$203
4 (Greater than 12th Nearby)
$100
$110
$135


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on NYMEX WTI Crude Oil vs NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Spread Calendar Swap (SB)
Tiers
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non–Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
All Months
$250
$275
$338


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Natural Gas e–miNY Futures (QG)
Spread
Priority
Ratio
% Credit
SA:SC
21
1:01
98
SA:CS
43
1:01
95
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com