Notice to Members
Notice No. 668
12/20/2006
New Margin Rates and Tiers for the New Financially Settled Softs Futures Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE: Thursday, December 21, 2006 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Contract Name
Symbol
NYMEX Cocoa Futures Contract
CJ
NYMEX Frozen Orange Juice Futures Contract
FJ
NYMEX Sugar No. 14 Futures Contract
FT
NYMEX Coffee Futures Contract
KT
NYMEX Cotton Futures Contract
TT
NYMEX Sugar No. 11 Futures Contract
YO
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for CJ, FJ, FT, KT, TT, and YO
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins For All The Months on New Softs Futures Contracts
 
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
CJ
750
825
1013
FJ
1200
1320
1620
FT
500
550
675
KT
2000
2200
2700
TT
1500
1650
2025
YO
750
825
1013


NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers for CJ, FJ, FT, KT, TT, and YO
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months


NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Margins For All The Months on New Softs Futures Contracts
 
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
CJ
150
165
203
FJ
300
330
405
FT
500
550
675
KT
150
165
203
TT
300
330
405
YO
200
220
270
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com