• Performance Bond Requirement Changes - Effective Thursday, February 26th, 2009

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms;Chief Financial Officers;Back Office Managers;Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-71
      • Notice Date
      • 25 February 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 26 February 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 Thursday, February 26th, 2009.
       
       
      MARGIN RATE AND TIER CHANGES FOR NATURAL GAS FUTURES (NG), HENRY HUB SWAP FUTURES (NN), NATURAL GAS PENULTIMATE (HP), NATURAL GAS LAST DAY (HH), GLOBEX NATURAL GAS miNY™ FUTURES (QG), HENRY HUB SWING SWAP FUTURES (SN), AND HENRY HUB PENULTIMATE SWAP (NP) CONTRACTS
       
      Note: The revised margins are in bold.
       
       
      NG/NN/NP/HH/HP/QG Intra-Commodity Spread and Scan Tiers
      Tiers
      New
      Old
      1
      1st Nearby
      1st Nearby
      2
      2nd Nearby
      2nd Nearby
      3
      3rd- 7th Nearby
      3rd Nearby
      4
      8th– 12th Nearby
      4th- 8th Nearby
      5
      13th– 24th Nearby
      9th– 13th Nearby
      6
      25th- 36th Nearby
      14th– 25th Nearby
      7
      37th- 48th Nearby
      26th- 37th Nearby
      8
      49th- 59th Nearby
      38th- 49th Nearby
      9
      Greater than 59th Nearby
      Greater than 49th Nearby
       
       
       
       
       
      NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Natural Gas Futures (NG), Natural Gas Penultimate (HP) and Natural Gas Last Day (HH)
      Tiers
      Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
      Member Customer Initial Margin
      Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
       
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      1
      $5,000
      $5,750
      $5,500
      $6,325
      $6,750
      $7,763
      2
      $4,750
      $5,500
      $5,225
      $6,050
      $6,413
      $7,425
      3
      $4,500
      $5,250
      $4,950
      $5,775
      $6,075
      $7,088
      4
      $4,500
      $4,750
      $4,950
      $5,225
      $6,075
      $6,413
      5
      $4,000
      $4,750
      $4,400
      $5,225
      $5,400
      $6,413
      6
      $3,500
      $4,000
      $3,850
      $4,400
      $4,725
      $5,400
      7
      $3,250
      $3,500
      $3,575
      $3,850
      $4,388
      $4,725
      8
      $3,000
      $3,250
      $3,300
      $3,575
      $4,050
      $4,388
      9
      $3,000
      $3,000
      $3,300
      $3,300
      $4,050
      $4,050
       
       
       
       
      NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margins on Henry Hub Swap Futures (NN) Henry Hub Penultimate Swap (NP) and GLOBEX miNY Natural Gas (QG)
      Tiers
      Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
      Member Customer Initial Margin
      Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
       
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      1
      $1,250
      $1,438
      $1,375
      $1,581
      $1,688
      $1,941
      2
      $1,188
      $1,375
      $1,306
      $1,513
      $1,603
      $1,856
      3
      $1,125
      $1,313
      $1,238
      $1,444
      $1,519
      $1,772
      4
      $1,125
      $1,188
      $1,238
      $1,306
      $1,519
      $1,603
      5
      $1,000
      $1,188
      $1,100
      $1,306
      $1,350
      $1,603
      6
      $875
      $1,000
      $963
      $1,100
      $1,181
      $1,350
      7
      $813
      $875
      $894
      $963
      $1,097
      $1,181
      8
      $750
      $813
      $825
      $894
      $1,013
      $1,097
      9
      $750
      $750
      $825
      $825
      $1,013
      $1,013
       
       
       
      NYMEX Division Outright (Scan) Margin on Henry Hub SwingSwap Futures (SN)
      Tiers
      Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
      Member Customer Initial Margin
      Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
       
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      1
      $1,250
      $1,438
      $1,375
      $1,581
      $1,688
      $1,941
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      NYMEX Division Intra-Commodity Spread Margins on Natural Gas Futures (NG)
      Tiers
      Clearing Member / Maintenance Margin
      Member Customer Initial Margin
      Non-Member Customer Initial Margin
       
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      New
      Old
      1
      $500
      $750
      $550
      $825
      $675
      $1,013
      2
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      3
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      4
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      5
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      6
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      7
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      8
      $500
      $500
      $550
      $550
      $675
      $675
      9
      $250
      $250
      $275
      $275
      $338
      $338
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

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