• Performance Bond Requirements-Effective Friday, May 1, 2009

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms; Back Office Managers; Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-179
      • Notice Date
      • 30 April 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 01 May 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 at the close of business on Friday, May 1, 2009.
       
       
      TIER CHANGES FOR NEW YORK HARBOR GASOLINE BLENDSTOCK FUTURES CONTRACT (RB), RBOB GASOLINE – FINANCIAL CONTRACT (RT), RBOB CALENDAR SWAP (RL) AND NYMEX RBOB miNY GASOLINE CONTRACT (QU)
       
      Note: The revised tiers are in bold.
       
       
       
       
      RB/RL/RT/QU Intra-Commodity Spread and Scan Tiers
      Tiers
      New
      Old
      1
      1st Nearby
      1st Nearby
      2
      2nd Nearby
      2nd Nearby
      3
      3rd - 5th Nearby
      3rd - 6th Nearby
      4
      Greater than the 5th Nearby
      Greater than the 6th Nearby