05/27/2008
FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Swap Futures, Natural Gas (Penultimate) Financial Futures, Natural Gas (Last Day) Financial Futures, NYMEX miNY ™ Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Swing Swap Futures, and Henry Hub Penultimate Swap Futures ContractsCONTRACT MONTHS: All Months
NG/NN/NP/HH/HP/QG Intra-Commodity Spread and Scan Tiers
Tiers |
New |
Old |
1 |
1st Nearby |
1st Nearby |
2 |
2nd Nearby |
2nd Nearby |
3 |
3rd – 4th Nearby |
3rd – 5th Nearby |
4 |
5th – 9th Nearby |
6th – 10th Nearby |
5 |
10th – 16th Nearby |
11th – 17th Nearby |
6 |
17th – 21st Nearby |
18th – 22nd Nearby |
7 |
22nd – 33rd Nearby |
23th – 34th Nearby |
8 |
34th – 45th Nearby |
35th – 46th Nearby |
9 |
Greater than 45th Nearby |
Greater than 46th Nearby |
NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Natural Gas Futures (NG),
Natural Gas Penultimate (HP) and Natural Gas Last Day (HH)
| Tiers |
Clearing Member / Maintenance
Margin |
Member Customer Initial Margin |
Non-Member Customer Initial
Margin |
|||
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
1 |
$7,500 |
$7,250 |
$8,250 |
$7,975 |
$10,125 |
$9,788 |
2 |
$7,500 |
$7,250 |
$8,250 |
$7,975 |
$10,125 |
$9,788 |
3 |
$8,000 |
$7,500 |
$8,800 |
$8,250 |
$10,800 |
$10,125 |
4 |
$8,500 |
$7,750 |
$9,350 |
$8,525 |
$11,475 |
$10,463 |
5 |
$5,500 |
$5,500 |
$6,050 |
$6,050 |
$7,425 |
$7,425 |
6 |
$5,500 |
$5,500 |
$6,050 |
$6,050 |
$7,425 |
$7,425 |
7 |
$4,500 |
$4,500 |
$4,950 |
$4,950 |
$6,075 |
$6,075 |
8 |
$4,250 |
$4,250 |
$4,675 |
$4,675 |
$5,738 |
$5,738 |
9 |
$3,750 |
$3,750 |
$4,125 |
$4,125 |
$5,063 |
$5,063 |
NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Henry Hub Swap Futures (NN)
Henry Hub Penultimate Swap (NP) and GLOBEX miNY Natural Gas (QG)
| Tiers |
Clearing Member / Maintenance
Margin |
Member Customer Initial Margin |
Non-Member Customer Initial
Margin |
|||
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
1 |
$1,875 |
$1,813 |
$2,063 |
$1,994 |
$2,531 |
$2,447 |
2 |
$1,875 |
$1,813 |
$2,063 |
$1,994 |
$2,531 |
$2,447 |
3 |
$2,000 |
$1,875 |
$2,200 |
$2,063 |
$2,700 |
$2,531 |
4 |
$2,125 |
$1,938 |
$2,338 |
$2,131 |
$2,869 |
$2,616 |
5 |
$1,375 |
$1,375 |
$1,513 |
$1,513 |
$1,856 |
$1,856 |
6 |
$1,375 |
$1,375 |
$1,513 |
$1,513 |
$1,856 |
$1,856 |
7 |
$1,125 |
$1,125 |
$1,238 |
$1,238 |
$1,519 |
$1,519 |
8 |
$1,063 |
$1,063 |
$1,169 |
$1,169 |
$1,434 |
$1,434 |
9 |
$938 |
$938 |
$1,031 |
$1,031 |
$1,266 |
$1,266 |
NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margin on Henry Hub SwingSwap Futures
(SN)
| Tiers |
Clearing Member / Maintenance
Margin |
Member Customer Initial Margin |
Non-Member Customer Initial
Margin |
|||
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
1 |
$1,875 |
$1,813 |
$2,063 |
$1,994 |
$2,531 |
$2,447 |
Current systems calculate the margin requirement for spread positions by first determining the "Scan Risk" and then multiplying the number of spreads by a rate set by the Exchange. Scan Risk is determined by netting the outright margin required for each leg of a spread. Spreading between differently margined contracts results in a higher spread margin than between equally margined contracts. Below is provided an example where the legs of a spread are margined differently.
Scan Risk Example at Clearing Member Rates
A spread consisting of one NG leg in Tier 1 and another in Tier 2 will have its requirement (at the clearing member rates) calculated at $ 750 starting on Monday, April 28, 2008.
| One Long Tier 1 NG | (1 * $ 7,500) | = | $7,500 |
| One Short Tier 2 NG | (1 * $ 7,500) | = | $7,500 |
| Net Scan Risk | ($7,500-$7,500) | = | $0 |
| Spread Rate | (1* $ 750) | = + | $750 |
| Total Requirement | = | $750 | |
| Summary | |||
| Clearing Member (Maintenance Margin): | $750 | ||
| Member Customer (Initial Margin): | $825 | ||
| Non-Member Customer (Initial Margin): | $1,013 |
This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding margin rates and for Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Swap Futures, Natural Gas (Penultimate) Financial Futures, Natural Gas (Last Day) Financial Futures, NYMEX miNY™ Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Swing Swap Futures, and Henry Hub Penultimate Swap Futures Contracts.