.jpg)
Margins for the first month of the natural gas, natural gas penultimate, and natural gas last day futures contracts will increase to $8,500 from $6,500 for clearing members, to $9,350 from $7,150 for members, and to $11,475 from $8,775 for customers. The margins for the second month will increase to $9,000 from $6,500 for clearing members, to $9,900 from $7,150 for members, and to $12,150 from $8,775 for customers. The margins for the third month will increase to $9,000 from $8,000 for clearing members, to $9,900 from $8,800 for members, and to $12,150 from $10,800 for customers. Margins for the fourth to seventh months will increase to $10,000 from $9,500 for clearing members, to $11,000 from $10,450 for members, and to $13,500 from $12,825 for customers. The margins for the eighth to ninth months will remain the same. Margins for the 10th to 20th months will increase to $5,500 from $4,000 for clearing members, to $6,050 from $4,400 for members, and to $7,425 from $5,400 for customers. All other months will remain unchanged.
The margins for the first month of the Henry Hub swap and Henry Hub penultimate swap futures contracts will increase to $2,125 from $1,625 for clearing members, to $2,338 from $1,788 for members, and to $2,869 from $2,194 for customers. The margins for the second month will increase to $2,250 from $1,625 for clearing members, to $2,475 from $1,788 for members, and to $3,038 from $2,194 for customers. Margins for the third month will increase to $2,250 from $2,000 for clearing members, to $2,475 from $2,200 for members, and to $3,038 from $2,700 for customers. Margins for the fourth to seventh months will increase to $2,500 from $2,375 for clearing members, to $2,750 from $2,613 for members, and to $3,375 from $3,206 for customers. The margins for the eighth to ninth months will remain the same. The margins for the 10th to 20th months will increase to $1,375 from $1,000 for clearing members, to $1,513 from $1,100 for members, and to $1,856 from $1,350 for customers. All other months will remain unchanged.
Margins for the first month of the NYMEX miNY natural gas futures contract will increase to $2,125 from $1,625 for clearing members, to $2,338 from $1,788 for members, and to $2,869 from $2,194 for customers. The margins for the second month will increase to $2,250 from $1,625 for clearing members, to $2,475 from $1,788 for members, and to $3,038 from $2,194 for customers. Margins for the third month will increase to $2,250 from $2,000 for clearing members, to $2,475 from $2,200 for members, and to $3,038 from $2,700 for customers.
The margins for the first month of the Henry Hub swing swap futures contract will increase to $2,125 from $1,625 for clearing members, to $2,338 from $1,788 for members, and to $2,869 from $2,194 for customers.
