Notice to Members
Notice No. 196
04/09/2007
Outright Margin Rate Changes for the NYMEX ClearPort Freight Futures Contracts

EFFECTIVE DATE: Monday, April 9, 2007 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS: Tanker Route TC2 Europe to U.S. Atlantic Coast (TM)

CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

 

NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Tanker Route TC2 Europe to U.S. Atlantic Coast ™

All Contracts

Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin

Member Customer Initial Margin

Non-Member Customer Initial Margin

 

New

Old

New

Old

New

Old

Tier 1 - 1st Nearby

$2,000

$500

$2,200

$550

$2,700

$675

Tier 2 - All Other Months

$2,000

$2,500

$2,200

$2,750

$2,700

$3,375


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Tanker Route TC2 Europe to U.S. Atlantic Coast ™ Tiers

Tiers

Months

1

1st Nearby

2

Greater than 1st Nearby

NOTE: The revised margins are in bold.

This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding margin rates for the Freights Futures Contracts.

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com