Notice to Members
Notice No. 430
08/21/2008
Intra-Spread Tier Changes for Crude Oil Futrues Contract, Financial Crude Oil Contract, Crude Oil Calendar Swap, and NYMEX miNY Crude Oil Contract
Effective Date: Friday, August 22, 2008 (close of business)

Futures Contracts:
Crude Oil Futures Contract (CL), Financial Crude Oil Contract (WS), Crude Oil Calendar Swap (CS) NYMEX miNY Crude Oil Contract (QM) NYMEX MACI Index Futures Contract \
Contract Months: All Months

Note: The revised margin Tiers are in bold.


CL/WS/CS Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers
 
Tiers
New
Old†
1
1st Nearby
1st Nearby
2
2nd - 15th Nearby
2nd - 16th Nearby
3
16th - 39th Nearby
17th - 40th Nearby
4
Greater than the 39th Nearby
Greater than the 40th Nearby


This notice supersedes all previous notices regarding outright margins for Crude Oil Futures Contract, Crude Oil Calendar Swap, Financial Crude Oil Contract and NYMEX miNY Crude Oil Contracts.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com