KCBT Lowers HRW Wheat Margin Requirements

Date 29/09/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:

Hard Red Winter Wheat	Initial		Maintenance
	New Margin	Old Margin	New Margin	Old Margin
Speculative	$500	$750	$400	$600
Hedge	$400	$600	$400	$600
Omnibus Account	$400	$600	$400	$600
Member For Own Account	$400	$600	$400	$600

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