• Performance Bond Requirement Changes - Effective Tuesday January 13, 2009

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms;Chief Financial Officers;Back Office Managers;Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-14
      • Notice Date
      • 12 January 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 13 January 2009
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      As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed below. The rates are effective with the launch of the products on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009.
       
      CME Security Futures Outright Rates
       
      Amphenol Corporation (APH)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      17.00%
      17.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      21.00%
      21.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      21.00%
      21.00%
       
       
       
       
       
      Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      15.00%
      15.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      Da Vita Inc. (DVA)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      10.00%
      10.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      13.00%
      13.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      Flowserve Corporation (FLS) 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      HCP, Inc. (HCP)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      21.00%
      21.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      21.00%
      21.00%
       
       
      Harris Corporation (HRS)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      15.00%
      15.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      Life Technologies Corporation (LIF)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      14.00%
      14.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      The J.M. Smucker Company (SJ9)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      14.00%
      14.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      30.00%
      30.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      30.00%
      30.00%
       
       
      Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      7.00%
      7.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      DESTSPLY International Inc. (XRY)
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      11.00%
      11.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      20.00%
      20.00%
       
       
      CME Security Futures Intra-Commodity Spread Rates
       
      Amphenol Corporation (APH)- All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
      Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Da Vita Inc. (DVA) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      Fastenal Company (FAS) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      Flowserve Corporation (FLS) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      HCP, Inc. (HCP) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      Harris Corporation (HRS) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
       
       
       
      Life Technologies Corporation (LIF) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      The J.M. Smucker Company (SJ9) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
       
       
       
      Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%
       
       
      DESTSPLY International Inc. (XRY) - All Months 
       
      Rate Type
       
      Change
      New
      Initial
      New
      Maintenance
      Clearing/Member Rate
      NA
      3.00%
      3.00%
      Customer Rate
      NA
      5.00%
      5.00%