The spot month margins will remain at $4,500 for clearing members; to $4,950 for members; and $6,075 for customers. Margins in other months, which are currently at the same levels, will be reduced as follows:
Clearing Members Members Customers Second month $4,000 $4,400 $5,400 Third through sixth months $3,000 $3,300 $4,050 Seventh through 12th months $2,500 $2,750 $3,375 All other months $2,000 $2,200 $2,700 Margins for the Henry Hub natural gas swaps contract, which will be introduced on Sunday night for the Monday trading session, will be identical.
