• Performance Bond Requirements: (REVISED Friday, July 22, 2011) Agriculture, Coal, Crude Oil, Environmental, Ethanol, Freight, Metals, Natural Gas, and Petrochemical Outrights - effective Monday, July 25, 2011

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms;Chief Financial Officers;Back Office Managers;Margin Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 11-254
      • Notice Date
      • 21 July 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 25 July 2011
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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 will be effective after the close of business on
      Monday, July 25, 2011.
      Current rates as of:
      Thursday, July 21, 2011.

       

      Please note that this advisory was revised on Friday, July 22, 2011. The revisions are highlighted in yellow in the .pdf at the link below.

      For the full text of this advisory...

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