05/30/2008
FUTURES CONTRACTS: DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (OQ)
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months
NOTE: The revised margin rates are in bold
OQ Intra-Commodity Spread Tiers
Tiers |
New |
Old |
1 |
1st Nearby |
1st Nearby |
2 |
2nd - 18th Nearby |
2nd - 5th Nearby |
3 |
19th - 42nd Nearby |
6th – 12th Nearby |
4 |
Greater than 42nd Nearby |
Greater than 12th Nearby |
OQ Intra-Commodity Spread Margins
| |
Clearing Member / Maintenance
Margin |
Member Customer Initial Margin |
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin |
|||
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
1 |
$450 |
$400 |
$495 |
$440 |
$608 |
$540 |
2 |
$400 |
$250 |
$440 |
$275 |
$540 |
$338 |
3 |
$300 |
$150 |
$330 |
$165 |
$405 |
$203 |
4 |
$300 |
$100 |
$330 |
$110 |
$405 |
$135 |
NYMEX Clearinghouse Outright (Scan) Margins on OQ
| |
Clearing Member / Maintenance
Margin |
Member Customer Initial Margin |
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin |
|||
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
OQ |
$7,800 |
$7,500 |
$8,580 |
$8,250 |
$10,530 |
$10,125 |