Notice to Members
Notice No. 460
10/05/2007
Outright (Scan) Margin Rate Changes for NYMEX ClearPort Crude Oil and Petroleum Related Swap Futures Contracts and Freight Swap Futures Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE:    Monday, October 8, 2007 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Northwest Europe Gasoline Swap Futures (AR), Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap (CY), Brent Crude Oil - Financial (BB), WTI-Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap (BK), WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap (BY), Brent Crude Oil - Last Day (BZ), Brent-Dubai Swap (DB), European Gasoil 0.2 CIF NWE vs. Gasoil Futures Swap (EC), European ULSD 50PPM CIF MED vs. Gasoil Futures (EE), European Gasoil 0.2 FOB MED vs. Gasoil Futures Swap (EF), European Gasoil 0.2 Rdam Barges vs. Gasoil Futures Swap (EI), European Naphtha Crack Spread (EN), European ULSD 50PPM CIF NWE Swap (ES), East-West Fuel Oil Spread Swap Futures (EW), 3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam v 5.3% FOB MED Spread Swap (FK), Dated-to-Frontline Brent Swap (FY), Gulf Coast Gasoline Calendar Swap (GS), European Gasoil (ICE) Calendar Swap (GX), European Jet CIF NWE vs. Gasoil Futures Swap (JC), Up-Down Gulf Coast ULSD vs. NYMEX HO Spread Swap (LT), Gulf Coast LSD Swap (LW), Gulf Coast Gasoline vs. Gulf Coast Heating Oil Spread Swap Futures (Platts) (MD), Gulf Coast Jet Fuel vs. New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil Spread Swap (ME), Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% Sulfur Swap Futures (Platts) (MF), New York Harbor Residual Fuel 1.0% Sulfur Swap Futures (Platts) (MM), Brent-Oman Financial Spread Contract (QN), U. S. Gulf Coast No. 2 Heating Oil Crack Spread Calendar Swap Futures (RD), RBOB Crack Spread Swap (RM), U.S. Gulf Coast Unleaded 87 Gasoline Crack Spread Calendar Swap Futures (Platts) (RU), New York Harbor Conventional Gasoline vs. RBOB Swap Contract (RZ), Singapore Fuel Oil Spread Swap Futures (SD), Singapore Fuel Oil 380 cst Swap (Platts) (SE), Singapore Gasoil Calendar Swap Futures (Platts) (SG), TC2 Rotterdam to USAC (TM), Singapore Fuel Oil 180 cst Swap (Platts) (UA), 1% Fuel Oil Swap, Northwest Europe (NWE) (Platts) (UF), European 1% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Calendar Swap (UH), Jet Kero Swap, Northwest Europe (NWE) (Platts) (UJ), European Naphtha Swap (Platts) (UN), No. 2 Heating Oil Up-Down Spread Calendar Swap Futures (Platts) (UT), 3.5% Fuel Oil Swap, Rotterdam (Platts) (UV), Up-Down Gulf Coast LSD vs. NYMEX HO Spread Swap (YL)
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

NOTE: The revised margin rates are in bold


>NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on The ClearPort Crude Oil and Petroleum Related Swap Futures Contracts and Freight Swap Futures Contracts
 
 
Contract
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
AR - Tier 1
$40,000
$42,000
$44,000
$46,200
$54,000
$56,700
AR - Tier 2
$38,000
$40,000
$41,800
$44,000
$51,300
$54,000
CY
$3,000
$3,500
$3,300
$3,850
$4,050
$4,725
BB
$3,000
$3,500
$3,300
$3,850
$4,050
$4,725
BK
$600
$2,000
$660
$2,200
$810
$2,700
BY
$600
$1,000
$660
$1,100
$810
$1,350
BZ
$3,000
$3,500
$3,300
$3,850
$4,050
$4,725
DB
$1,800
$2,000
$1,980
$2,200
$2,430
$2,700
EC
$2,500
$1,500
$2,750
$1,650
$3,375
$2,025
EE
$10,000
$12,000
$11,000
$13,200
$13,500
$16,200
EF
$4,500
$3,000
$4,950
$3,300
$6,075
$4,050
EI
$3,500
$4,000
$3,850
$4,400
$4,725
$5,400
EN
$3,000
$4,000
$3,300
$4,400
$4,050
$5,400
ES
$22,000
$25,000
$24,200
$27,500
$29,700
$33,750
EW - Tier 1
$5,000
$6,000
$5,500
$6,600
$6,750
$8,100
EW - Tier 2
$4,000
$4,000
$4,400
$4,400
$5,400
$5,400
FK
$3,000
$3,400
$3,300
$3,740
$4,050
$4,590
FY
$750
$400
$825
$440
$1,013
$540
GS
$5,000
$6,000
$5,500
$6,600
$6,750
$8,100
GX - Tier 1
$28,000
$30,000
$30,800
$33,000
$37,800
$40,500
GX - Tier 2
$30,000
$30,000
$33,000
$33,000
$40,500
$40,500
GX - Tier 3
$25,000
$25,000
$27,500
$27,500
$33,750
$33,750
GX - Tier 4
$20,000
$20,000
$22,000
$22,000
$27,000
$27,000
JC
$7,500
$6,000
$8,250
$6,600
$10,125
$8,100
LT
$5,000
$2,000
$5,500
$2,200
$6,750
$2,700
LW
$5,000
$6,000
$5,500
$6,600
$6,750
$8,100
MD
$5,000
$4,000
$5,500
$4,400
$6,750
$5,400
ME
$2,000
$3,000
$2,200
$3,300
$2,700
$4,050
MF
$2,000
$3,000
$2,200
$3,300
$2,700
$4,050
MM
$2,500
$3,000
$2,750
$3,300
$3,375
$4,050
QN
$1,290
$2,000
$1,419
$2,200
$1,742
$2,700
RD
$4,000
$2,500
$4,400
$2,750
$5,400
$3,375
RM - Tier 1
$3,200
$5,000
$3,520
$5,500
$4,320
$6,750
RM - Tier 2
$3,000
$4,000
$3,300
$4,400
$4,050
$5,400
RM - Tier 3
$2,000
$2,000
$2,200
$2,200
$2,700
$2,700
RU
$3,500
$4,500
$3,850
$4,950
$4,725
$6,075
RZ
$1,500
$700
$1,650
$770
$2,025
$945
SD
$3,500
$2,500
$3,850
$2,750
$4,725
$3,375
SE
$18,000
$20,000
$19,800
$22,000
$24,300
$27,000
SG
$4,000
$5,000
$4,400
$5,500
$5,400
$6,750
TM - Tier 1
$4,000
$2,000
$4,400
$2,200
$5,400
$2,700
TM - Tier 2
$2,000
$2,000
$2,200
$2,200
$2,700
$2,700
UA
$18,000
$19,000
$19,800
$20,900
$24,300
$25,650
UF
$18,000
$20,000
$19,800
$22,000
$24,300
$27,000
UH
$22,000
$25,000
$24,200
$27,500
$29,700
$33,750
UJ
$28,000
$30,000
$30,800
$33,000
$37,800
$40,500
UN-Tier 1
$30,000
$37,000
$33,000
$40,700
$40,500
$49,950
UN-Tier2
$25,000
$25,000
$27,500
$27,500
$33,750
$33,750
UT
$1,500
$1,000
$1,650
$1,100
$2,025
$1,350
UV
$15,000
$17,000
$16,500
$18,700
$20,250
$22,950
YL
$1,800
$1,000
$1,980
$1,100
$2,430
$1,350

This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding these margin rates. Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com