• Performance Bond Requirement Changes -- Effective Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-228
      • Notice Date
      • 27 May 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 02 June 2009
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      Effective with the close of business on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009, the following changes will apply.
       
       
      Consistent with the weight of Span Extreme Scenarios 15 & 16 for Nymex & Comex products, the weight will change from 0.32 to 0.33 for CME & CBOT products. Below are examples of the previous and new Scenarios.
       
       
      Extreme Scan Range Move
      Current
      New
      Price Multiplier
      3
      3
      Weight
      0.32
      0.33