• Performance Bond Requirement Changes -- Effective Monday, August 18, 2008.

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms, Chief Financial Officers, Back Office Managers, Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 08-185
      • Notice Date
      • 15 August 2008
      • Effective Date
      • 18 August 2008
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      As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, CME Group Performance Bond staff approved volatility scan range changes for the following products listed below. The Volatility Scan range is the amount by which the implied volatility levels are changed for each option during the Span margining process. For those Span margin scenarios that have implied volatility changes, the current implied volatility is moved either up or down by the amount of the Volatility Scan Range. For a futures-only portfolio, the Volatility Scan Range will have no effect. The rates will be effective with the launch of these products on Monday, August 18, 2008.
       
       
       
      CME Interest Rate Futures Outright Rates
       
      Eurodollar Calendar Spread Options (CME) (SPO)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Speculative - Old Crop
      NA
      $405
      $300
      Hedge/Member - Old Crop
      NA
      $300
      $300
       
      Volatility Scan Range – $25
      Short Option Minimum – 1%
       
      The volatility scan range is the change in implied volatility that is used in each of SPAN’s 16 scenarios.
       
       

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