Notice to Members
Notice No. 538
10/11/2006
Outright (Scan) Margin Rate Changes for NYMEX Clearport® Petroleum Product and Spread Futures Swap Contracts
Effective Date: Thursday, October 12, 2006 (close of business)

Futures Contract:
Northwest Europe Gasoline Swap Futures (AR), European ULSD 50PPM CIF MED vs. Gasoil Futures (EE), European ULSD 50PPM CIF NWE Swap (ES), European Gasoil 10PPM Rdam Barges vs. Gasoil Futures (ET), East-West Fuel Oil Spread Swap Futures (EW), European ULSD 50PPM CIF NWE vs. Gasoil Futures (EY), High-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Spread Swap Futures (FS), Dated-to-Frontline Brent Swap (FY), Singapore Gasoil vs. Rdam Gasoil Swap (GA), Gulf Coast Gasoline Calendar Swap (GS), European Gasoil (ICE) Calendar Swap (GX), Gulf Coast Jet Fuel vs. New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil Spread Swap (ME), New York Harbor Residual Fuel Crack Swap Futures (ML), Los Angeles Jet Fuel vs. New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil Spread Swap Futures (MQ), U. S. Gulf Coast No. 2 Heating Oil Crack Spread Calendar Swap Futures (RD), Singapore Jet Kerosene vs. Gasoil Spread Swap Futures (RK), RBOB UP-Down Calendar Swap Futures (RV), WTI-Brent Crude Oil Spread Calendar Swap Futures (SB), Singapore Fuel Oil Spread Swap Futures (SD), European 1% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Calendar Swap (UH), Unleaded 87 Gasoline Up-Down Spread Calendar Swap Futures (UU)
Contract Months: All Months

Outright (Scan) Margins for NYMEX ClearPort® Petroleum Product and Spread Futures
 
Contract
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
AR - Tier 1
$35,000
$40,000
$38,500
$44,000
$47,250
$54,000
AR - Tier 2
$30,000
$39,000
$33,000
$42,900
$40,500
$52,650
EE
$15,000
$17,000
$16,500
$18,700
$20,250
$22,950
ES
$35,000
$36,000
$38,500
$39,600
$47,250
$48,600
ET
$5,000
$2,750
$5,500
$3,025
$6,750
$3,713
EW - Tier 1
$7,000
$8,000
$7,700
$8,800
$9,450
$10,800
EW - Tier 2
$4,000
$4,000
$4,400
$4,400
$5,400
$5,400
EY
$8,000
$10,000
$8,800
$11,000
$10,800
$13,500
FS
$5,000
$8,000
$5,500
$8,800
$6,750
$10,800
FY
$400
$200
$440
$220
$540
$270
GA
$2,000
$3,000
$2,200
$3,300
$2,700
$4,050
GS
$5,000
$6,000
$5,500
$6,600
$6,750
$8,100
GX - Tier 1
$35,000
$37,000
$38,500
$40,700
$47,250
$49,950
GX - Tier 2
$33,000
$35,000
$36,300
$38,500
$44,550
$47,250
GX - Tier 3
$26,000
$28,200
$28,600
$31,020
$35,100
$38,070
GX - Tier 4
$22,500
$24,500
$24,750
$26,950
$30,375
$33,075
ME
$1,800
$1,500
$1,980
$1,650
$2,430
$2,025
ML
$2,000
$1,725
$2,200
$1,898
$2,700
$2,329
MQ
$900
$600
$990
$660
$1,215
$810
RD
$2,500
$2,800
$2,750
$3,080
$3,375
$3,780
RK
$1,500
$2,000
$1,650
$2,200
$2,025
$2,700
RV
$2,500
$3,000
$2,750
$3,300
$3,375
$4,050
SB
$3,000
$1,000
$3,300
$1,100
$4,050
$1,350
SD
$3,000
$1,000
$3,300
$1,100
$4,050
$1,350
UH
$14,000
$15,000
$15,400
$16,500
$18,900
$20,250
UU
$1,800
$2,000
$1,980
$2,200
$2,430
$2,700


This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding margin rates for the Petroleum Product and Spread Futures Swap Contracts.
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