Notice to Members
Notice No. 413
08/02/2006
New Margin Rates and Tiers for the New Financially Settled Globex miNY Platinum and Palladium Futures Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE: Monday, August 7, 2006 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Contracts
Symbol
Size
NYMEX miNY™ Platinum
PQ
10 oz.
NYMEX miNY™ Palladium
LG
25 oz.
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for New GLOBEX miNY Platinum (PQ) and miNY Palladium (LQ)
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months


Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers for New GLOBEX miNY Platinum (PQ) and miNY Palladium (LQ)
 
Tiers
New
1
1st Nearby
2
Greater than 1st Nearby


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan)  Margins on New GLOBEX miNY Platinum (PQ) and miNY Palladium (LQ)
 
Tiers
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
PQ - All Months
$500
$550
$675
LQ - All Months
$750
$825
$1,013


NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Margins on New GLOBEX miNY Platinum (PQ) and miNY Palladium (LQ)
 
Tiers
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
PQ - Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$100
$110
$135
PQ - Tier 2: Greater than 1st Nearby
$60
$66
$81
LQ - Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$125
$138
$169
LQ - Tier 2: Greater than 1st Nearby
$75
$83
$101
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com