Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Margin For August 2010

Margins to be applied for the trades in August 2010 are as follows (Unit: JPY):

Commodity	Contract Month	Initial*1	Spot Month*2	Extraordinary*3
Rubber	Aug 2010	100,000	100,000	-
Rubber	All Other Months	100,000	-	-
Gold (Standard)	Aug 2010	135,000	135,000	-
Gold (Standard)	All Other Months	135,000	-	-
Gold (Mini)	All Months	18,000	-	-
Gold Options	All Months	67,500	-	-
Silver	Aug 2010	103,500	103,500	-
	Oct 2010	103,500	-	-
	Dec 2010 - Aug 2011	34,500	-	-
Platinum (Standard)	Aug 2010	120,000	120,000	-
Platinum (Standard)	All Other Months	120,000	-	-
Platinum (Mini)	All Months	32,000	-	-
Palladium	Aug 2010	75,000	75,000	-
Palladium	All Other Months	75,000	-	-
Crude Oil	All Months	150,000	-	-
Gasoline	Sep 2010	150,000	150,000	-
Gasoline	All Other Months	150,000	-	-
Kerosene	Sep 2010	150,000	150,000	-
Kerosene	All Other Months	150,000	-	-
Gas Oil	Sep 2010	150,000	150,000	-
Gas Oil	All Other Months	150,000	-	-
Aluminum	Aug 2010	82,500	82,500	-
Aluminum	Oct 2010	82,500	-	-
Nikkei - Tocom Commodity Index	-	67,500	-	-

*1 Initial : Maintenance Amount for Initial Clearing Margin
*2 Spot Month : Spot Month Additional Clearing Margin
*3 Extraordinary : Extraordinary Clearing Margin / Please see Announcements page.

<Spot Month Additional Clearing Margin>
* For the September 2010 contract of Rubber, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 100,000) shall be required on and after August 26, 2010.
* For the October 2010 contracts of Gold (except Gold Mini and Gold Options), Silver, Platinum (except Platinum Mini) and Palladium, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (Gold standard: JPY 135,000, Silver: JPY 103,500, Platinum standard: JPY 120,000, Palladium: JPY 75,000) shall be required on and after August 27, 2010.
* For the October 2010 contracts of Gasoline,Kerosene and Gas Oil Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (Gasoline: JPY 150,000, Kerosene: JPY 150,000,Gas Oil: JPY 150,000) shall be required on and after August 26 2010.
* For the Octobrt 2010 contract of Aluminum, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 82,500) shall be required on and after August 27, 2010.