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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Silver

Date 24/03/2008

Extraordinary Clearing Margin for Silver

2008.3.24

With regards to the Silver market, since the final contract prices for three or more contract months (excluding contract months with no applicable price limit) have reached the price limit in the same direction for two consecutive business days, based on item 3.4.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Precious Metals Market, deposit of the below Extraordinary Clearing Margin is required.

1/ Commodity: Silver

2/ Starting date: deposits are required on new positions on and after March 25, 2008.

3/ Amount: JPY 60,000 per lot

Contract Month

Extraordinary Clearing Margin from March 25

All contract months

(new positions)

JPY 60,000