Notice to Members
Notice No. 106
03/06/2008
New Margin Rates and Tiers for the New Petroleum Related Futures Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE: Monday, March 10, 2008(close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Contract Name
Symbol
EIA On-Highway Retail Diesel Swap
HI
Gasoil (ICE) Mini Calendar Swap
QA
Gasoil 0.1 Barges FOB Rotterdam Swap
VL
Gasoil 0.1 Barges FOB Rdam v. ICE Gasoil Swap
WQ
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes FOB NWE Swap
WR
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes FOB NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap
WT
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes CIF NWE Swap
TW
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes CIF NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap
TU
Gasoil 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE Swap
TY
Gasoil 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap
TP
New York Heating Oil (Platts) Swap
YF
New York Heating Oil (Platts) v. NYMEX Heating Oil Swap
YH
New York 0.3% Fuel Oil Swap
VQ
New York 1% Fuel Oil v. Gulf Coast 3% Fuel Oil Swap
VR
Gulf Coast ULSD (Platts) v. Gulf Coast Jet Spread Swap
VV
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for HI, VL, WQ, WR, WT, TW, TU, TY, TP, YF, YH, VQ, VR, and VV
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months

Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for QA
 
Tiers
New
1
1st Nearby
2
2nd - 6th Nearby
3
7th - 11th Nearby
4
Greater than 11th Nearby


NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margin on HI, VL, WQ, WR, WT, TW, TU, TY, TP, YF, YH, VQ, VR, and VV
 
Commodity
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
HI
4000
4400
5400
QA-Tier 1
4000
4400
5400
QA-Tier 2
3500
3850
4725
QA-Tier 3
3000
3300
4050
QA-Tier 4
2500
2750
3375
VL
41000
45100
55350
WQ
12000
13200
16200
WR
41000
45100
55350
WT
12000
13200
16200
TW
41000
45100
55350
TU
12000
13200
16200
TY
39500
43450
53325
TP
16000
17600
21600
YF
7000
7700
9450
YH
650
715
878
VQ
5000
5500
6750
VR
1500
1650
2025
VV
600
660
810


Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers for HI, VL, WQ, WR, WT, TW, TU, TY, TP, YF, YH, VQ, VR, and VV
 
Tiers
New
1
All Months

Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers for QA
 
Tiers
New
1
1st Nearby
2
2nd - 6th Nearby
3
7th - 11th Nearby
4
Greater than 11th Nearby


NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Margins onĀ  HI, QA, VL, WQ, WR, WT, TW, TU, TY, TP, YF, YH, VQ, VR, and VV
 
Commodity
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
New
New
HI
250
275
338
QA-Tier 1
200
220
270
QA-Tier 2
125
138
169
QA-Tier 3
125
138
169
QA-Tier 4
75
83
101
VL
3400
3740
4590
WQ
1000
1100
1350
WR
3400
3740
4590
WT
1000
1100
1350
TW
3400
3740
4590
TU
1000
1100
1350
TY
3400
3740
4590
TP
1400
1540
1890
YF
250
275
338
YH
240
264
324
VQ
480
528
648
VR
240
264
324
VV
240
264
324
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com