Notice to Members
Notice No. 105
03/06/2008
New Margin Rates and Tiers for the New Financially Settled Electricity Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE: Monday, March 10, 2008 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Contract Name
Symbol
NYMEX ERCOT Broker Seller's Choice Index Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
ZE
NYMEX ERCOT Houston Index Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
ZH
NYMEX ERCOT Broker North Index Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
ZF
NYMEX ERCOT Broker South Index Peak SNL Energy) Contract
ZT
NYMEX ERCOT Broker Seller's Choice Index Calendar Day Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
VB
NYMEX ERCOT Houston Index Calendar Day Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
VH
NYMEX ERCOT Broker North Index Calendar Day Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
VF
NYMEX ERCOT Broker South Index Calendar Day Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
VJ
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for ZE, ZH, ZF, ZT, VB, VH, VF, and VJ
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margin on ZE, ZH, ZF, ZT, VB, VH, VF, and VJ
 
Commodity
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
ZE
6000
6600
8100
ZH
6000
6600
8100
ZF
6000
6600
8100
ZT
6000
6600
8100
VB
13000
14300
17550
VH
13000
14300
17550
VF
13000
14300
17550
VJ
13000
14300
17550


Spot month margins will decline automatically during the pricing month for ZE, ZH, ZF, and ZT. The spot month margin will decay by dividing one by the number of business days during the month.

For example, the April 2008 Contracts for ZE, ZH, ZF, and ZT have initial Clearing Member Margins of $6,000 respectively. Consequently, the spot month initial margin levels would be:

Erosion Process for The 1st Nearby Month
Date
ZE
ZH
ZF
ZT
1-Apr
6000
6000
6000
6000
2-Apr
5727
5727
5727
5727
3-Apr
5455
5455
5455
5455
4-Apr
5182
5182
5182
5182
7-Apr
4909
4909
4909
4909
8-Apr
4636
4636
4636
4636
9-Apr
4364
4364
4364
4364
10-Apr
4091
4091
4091
4091
11-Apr
3818
3818
3818
3818
14-Apr
3545
3545
3545
3545
15-Apr
3273
3273
3273
3273
16-Apr
3000
3000
3000
3000
17-Apr
2727
2727
2727
2727
18-Apr
2455
2455
2455
2455
21-Apr
2182
2182
2182
2182
22-Apr
1909
1909
1909
1909
23-Apr
1636
1636
1636
1636
24-Apr
1364
1364
1364
1364
25-Apr
1091
1091
1091
1091
28-Apr
818
818
818
818
29-Apr
545
545
545
545
30-Apr
273
273
273
273

Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers for ZE, ZH, ZF, and ZT
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months


NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Margins on ZE, ZH, ZF, and ZT
 
Commodity
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
ZE
1000
1100
1350
ZH
1000
1100
1350
ZF
1000
1100
1350
ZT
1000
1100
1350
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com