Notice to Members
Notice No. 290
05/31/2007
Outright (SCAN) Margin Rate Changes for the Existing Natural Gas Basis Swap Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE:    Friday, June 1, 2007 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
CIG Rockies Swap (CI), Alberta Gas Swap (NA), ANR Oklahoma Swap (NE), Houston Ship Channel Swap (NH), San Juan Swap (NJ), NGPL Mid-Continent Swap (NL), Tennessee, Zone 0 Swap (NQ), Northwest Pipeline, Rockies Swap (NR), Socal Swap (NS), Waha Swap (NW), Transco Zone 6 Swap (NZ), PGE&E Malin Swap (PB), PGE&E Citygate Swap (PC), Northern Natural Gas Demarcation Swap (PE), Northern Natural Gas Ventura, Iowa Swap (PF), Panhandle Swap (PH), CenterPoint Basis Swap (PW), Tetco Eastern South/STX Swap (TX)
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

NOTE: The revised margin rates are in bold


NYMEX Division Margin Rates for Existing Natural Gas Basis Swaps
 
 
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
Natural Gas Basis Financial
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
CIG Rockies Swap (CI)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$1,200
$1,200
$1,320
$1,320
$1,620
$1,620
  Tier 2: 2nd - 4th Nearby
$1,000
$1,000
$1,100
$1,100
$1,350
$1,350
  Tier 3: 5th - 9th Nearby
$750
$1,000
$825
$1,100
$1,013
$1,350
  Tier 4: 10th - 16th Nearby
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 5: 17th And Greater
$400
$500
$440
$550
$540
$675
Alberta Gas Swap (NA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$1,000
$1,000
$1,100
$1,100
$1,350
$1,350
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$800
$800
$880
$880
$1,080
$1,080
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$250
$220
$275
$270
$338
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$100
$100
$110
$110
$135
$135
ANR Oklahoma Swap (NE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$600
$750
$660
$825
$810
$1,013
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby and Greater
$300
$400
$330
$440
$405
$540
Houston Ship Channel Swap (NH)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$300
$400
$330
$440
$405
$540
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$200
$200
$220
$220
$270
$270
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$100
$100
$110
$110
$135
$135
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$100
$100
$110
$110
$135
$135
San Juan Swap (NJ)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$500
$600
$550
$660
$675
$810
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$300
$400
$330
$440
$405
$540
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$200
$220
$220
$270
$270
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
NGPL Mid-Continent Swap (NL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$500
$600
$550
$660
$675
$810
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$400
$500
$440
$550
$540
$675
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$400
$330
$440
$405
$540
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$100
$300
$110
$330
$135
$405
Tennessee, Zone 0 Swap (NQ)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$300
$400
$330
$440
$405
$540
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby and Greater
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
Northwest Pipeline, Rockies Swap (NR)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$1,200
$1,500
$1,320
$1,650
$1,620
$2,025
  Tier 2: 2nd - 4th Nearby
$800
$1,000
$880
$1,100
$1,080
$1,350
  Tier 3: 5th - 9th Nearby
$800
$1,000
$880
$1,100
$1,080
$1,350
  Tier 4: 10th - 16th Nearby
$400
$300
$440
$330
$540
$405
  Tier 5: 17th And Greater
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
Socal Swap (NS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$600
$750
$660
$825
$810
$1,013
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$400
$500
$440
$550
$540
$675
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$400
$500
$440
$550
$540
$675
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
Waha Swap (NW)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$200
$200
$220
$220
$270
$270
Transco Zone 6 Swap (NZ)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$200
$200
$220
$220
$270
$270
  Tier 2: 2nd -5th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 3: 6th - 10th Nearby
$500
$750
$550
$825
$675
$1,013
  Tier 4: 11th-17th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 5: 18th And Greater
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
PGE&E Malin Swap (PB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st through 2nd nearby month
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 3rd through 5th nearby month
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: Greater than 5th nearby month
$250
$300
$275
$330
$338
$405
PGE&E Citygate Swap (PC)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st through 2nd nearby month
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 3rd through 5th nearby month
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: Greater than 5th nearby month
$250
$300
$275
$330
$338
$405
Northern Natural Gas Demarcation Swap (PE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st through 2nd nearby month
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 3rd through 5th nearby month
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: Greater than 5th nearby month
$250
$300
$275
$330
$338
$405
Northern Natural Gas Ventura, Iowa Swap (PF)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1 - 1st through 2nd nearby month
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 3rd through 5th nearby month
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 3: Greater than 5th nearby month
$250
$300
$275
$330
$338
$405
Panhandle Swap (PH)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$500
$600
$550
$660
$675
$810
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
CenterPoint Basis Swap (PW)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$400
$500
$440
$550
$540
$675
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby and Greater
$250
$300
$275
$330
$338
$405
Tetco Eastern South/STX Swap (TX)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Tier 1: 1st Nearby
$500
$500
$550
$550
$675
$675
  Tier 2: 2nd Nearby
$400
$400
$440
$440
$540
$540
  Tier 3: 3rd - 6th Nearby
$300
$300
$330
$330
$405
$405
  Tier 4: 7th - 12th Nearby
$200
$300
$220
$330
$270
$405
  Tier 5: 13th And Greater
$100
$200
$110
$220
$135
$270

This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding these margin rates.
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