New York Mercantile Exchange To Change Margins For Some Petroleum Products And Emmissions Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its NYMEX ClearPort® petroleum products and emissions futures contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.

Margins for the Northwest Europe gasoline swap futures contract will increase to $41,000 from $33,750 for clearing members, to $45,100 from $37,125 for members, and to $55,350 from $45,563 for customers.

Margins for the Dubai crude oil calendar swap futures contract will increase to $3,000 from $2,500 for clearing members, to $3,300 from $2,750 for members, and to $4,050 from $3,375 for customers.

Margins for the Gulf Coast jet fuel calendar swap futures contract will decrease to $5,000 from $6,000 for clearing members, to $5,500 from $6,600 for members, and to $6,750 from $8,100 for customers.

Margins for the Gulf Coast heating oil calendar swap futures contract will decrease to $5,000 from $5,500 for clearing members, to $5,500 from $6,050 for members, and to $6,750 from $7,425 for customers.

Margins for the Gulf Coast gasoline calendar swap futures contract will decrease to $5,000 from $7,000 for clearing members, to $5,500 from $7,700 for members, and to $6,750 from $9,450 for customers.

Margins for the Singapore jet kerosene swap futures contract will increase to $4,000 from $2,500 for clearing members, to $4,400 from $2,750 for members, and to $5,400 from $3,375 for customers.

Margins for the Gulf Coast No. 6 fuel oil 3.0% sulfur swap futures contract will increase to $2,800 from $2,400 for clearing members, to $3,080 from $2,640 for members, and to $3,780 from $3,240 for customers.

Margins for the New York Harbor residual fuel 1.0% sulfur swap futures contract will increase to $3,000 from $2,400 for clearing members, to $3,300 from $2,640 for members, and to $4,050 from $3,240 for customers.

Margins for the Singapore fuel oil spread swap futures contract will increase to $2,500 from $1,700 for clearing members, to $2,750 from $1,870 for members, and to $3,375 from $2,295 for customers.

Margins for the Singapore fuel oil 380 cst swap futures contract will increase to $18,000 from $17,000 for clearing members, to $19,800 from $18,700 for members, and to $24,300 from $22,950 for customers.

Margins for the European 1% fuel oil Rotterdam calendar swap futures contract will increase to $23,000 from $17,000 for clearing members, to $22,000 from $18,700 for members, and to $27,000 from $22,950 for customers.

Margins for the nitrogen oxide emissions futures contract will decrease to $1,200 from $2,000 for clearing members, to $1,320 from $2,200 for members, and to $1,620 from $2,700 for customers.