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NYMEX Announces Margins For NYMEX miNY® Platinum, Palladium Futures Contracts

Date 02/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced the margins for the NYMEX miNY futures contracts that begin will trading on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform on August 6 for trade date August 7.

The margin rates for the NYMEX miNY platinum futures contract will be $500 for clearing members, $550 for members, and $675 for customers. Margins for the NYMEX miNY palladium futures contract will be $750 for clearing members, $825 for members, and $1,013 for customers.

Intra-commodity spread margins for the first month of the NYMEX miNY platinum futures contract will be $100 for clearing members, $110 for members, and $135 for customers. Intra-commodity spread margins for all other months will be $60 for clearing members, $66 for members, and $81 for customers. Intra-commodity spread margins for the first month of the NYMEX miNY palladium futures contract will be $125 for clearing members, $138 for members, and $169 for customers. Intra-commodity spread margins for all other months will be $75 for clearing members, $83 for members, and $101 for customers.