Notice to Members
Notice No. 72
02/20/2008
DME Announces Margin Rate Changes for DME Contracts
EFFECTIVE DATE:    Friday, February 22, 2008 (close of business)

FUTURES CONTRACTS:
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (OQ), Brent-Oman Financial Spread Contract (QN), WTI-Oman Financial Spread Contract (QW)
CONTRACT MONTHS: All Months

NOTE: The revised margin rates are in bold
NYMEX Clearinghouse Outright (Scan) Margins on OQ, QN, and QW
 
 
Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
Member Customer Initial Margin
Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
 
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
OQ
$5,000
$3,450
$5,500
$3,795
$6,750
$4,658
QN
$2,250
$1,640
$2,475
$1,804
$3,038
$2,214
QW
$2,250
$1,550
$2,475
$1,705
$3,038
$2,093
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com