• Performance Bond Requirement Changes: Effective Monday, June 1, 2009

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms, Back Office Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-233
      • Notice Date
      • 29 May 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 01 June 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 Monday, June 1st, 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 margins 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 - 4th Nearby
      3rd - 5th Nearby
      4
      Greater than the 4th Nearby
      Greater than the 5th Nearby