Notice to Members
Notice No. 186
04/05/2006
Margin Rate Changes for NYMEX ClearPort® Petroleum Product & Spread Futures Contracts
Effective Date: Thursday, April 6, 2006 (close of business)

Futures Contracts:
Naphtha Crack Spread Swap (EN), High-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Spread Swap (FS), Gulf Coast Jet Fuel Calendar Swap (GE), Gulf coast Gasoline Calendar Swap (GS), NY Harbor Heating Oil Crack Spread Calendar Swap (HK), Singapore Jet Kerosene Swap (KS), Gulf Coast Gasoline vs. Gulf Coast Heating Oil Spread Swap (MD), New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline vs. New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil Spread Swap (MR), Gulf Coast No. 2 Heating Oil Crack Spread Swap (RD), Gulf Coast Unleaded 87 Gasoline Crack Spread Swap (RU), Singapore Fuel Oil Spread Swap (SD), Singapore Fuel Oil 380 cst Swap (SE), Singapore Fuel Oil 180 cst Swap (UA), Dated Brent Crude Oil Calendar Swap (UB), European 1% Fuel Oil Swap (UF), European 1% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Swap (UH), NY Harbor Gasoline Crack Spread Calendar Swap (UK), European Naphtha Calendar Swap (UN), European 3.5% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Swap (UV), Singapore Gasoil vs. Rotterdam Gasoil Swap (GA), New York Harbor Convs. Gasoline vs. New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Spread Swap (MJ)
Contract Months: All Months

NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on NYMEX ClearPort® Petroleum Product and Spread Contracts
 
Contract
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
EN
$2,500
$2,200
$2,750
$2,420
$3,375
$2,970
FS
$9,000
$10,000
$9,900
$11,000
$12,150
$13,500
GE
$9,000
$5,000
$9,900
$5,500
$12,150
$6,750
GS
$6,500
$5,000
$7,150
$5,500
$8,775
$6,750
HK - Tier 1
$2,500
$3,000
$2,750
$3,300
$3,375
$4,050
HK - Tier 2
$2,000
$2,800
$2,200
$3,080
$2,700
$3,780
HK - Tier 3
$1,500
$2,625
$1,650
$2,888
$2,025
$3,544
HK - Tier 4
$1,200
$2,450
$1,320
$2,695
$1,620
$3,308
KS
$3,000
$4,000
$3,300
$4,400
$4,050
$5,400
MD
$2,500
$3,125
$2,750
$3,438
$3,375
$4,219
MR
$2,500
$3,000
$2,750
$3,300
$3,375
$4,050
RD
$2,800
$3,250
$3,080
$3,575
$3,780
$4,388
RU
$3,000
$3,500
$3,300
$3,850
$4,050
$4,725
SD
$2,000
$2,500
$2,200
$2,750
$2,700
$3,375
SE
$15,000
$18,000
$16,500
$19,800
$20,250
$24,300
UA
$15,000
$17,000
$16,500
$18,700
$20,250
$22,950
UB
$4,500
$2,500
$4,950
$2,750
$6,075
$3,375
UF
$16,000
$17,000
$17,600
$18,700
$21,600
$22,950
UH
$20,000
$23,000
$22,000
$25,300
$27,000
$31,050
UK
$2,500
$3,000
$2,750
$3,300
$3,375
$4,050
UN
$25,000
$23,000
$27,500
$25,300
$33,750
$31,050
UV
$16,000
$17,000
$17,600
$18,700
$21,600
$22,950
GA
$2,000
$5,000
$2,200
$5,500
$2,700
$6,750
MJ
$4,000
$2,000
$4,400
$2,200
$5,400
$2,700

This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding margin rates for the Petroleum Product and Spread Swap Futures Contracts.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com