Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Price Limit And Margin For August 2008

Margins and Price Limits to be applied for the trades in August 2008 are as follows (Unit: JPY):

Commodity	Contract Month	Initial*1	Spot Month*2	Extra-ordinary*3	Price Limit	EPR4(+/-Ref. Price5)	WPR*6(+/-Ref. Price)
Rubber	AUG'08	75,000	37,500	-	-	0.3	1.0
Rubber	SEP'08 -FEB'09	75,000	-	-	16.0	0.3	1.0
Gold (Standard)	AUG'08	135,000	67,500	-	-	3	8
Gold (Standard)	OCT'08 -AUG'09	135,000	-	-	150	3	8
Gold (Mini)	AUG'08	18,000	-	-	-	3	8
Gold (Mini)	OCT'08 -AUG'09	18,000	-	-	150	3	8
Gold Options	AUG'08	67,500	-	-	-	3	8
Gold Options	All other series	67,500	-	-	150	3	8
Silver	AUG'08	108,000	54,000	-	-	0.7	2.0
Silver	OCT'08 -AUG'09	108,000	-	-	40.0	0.7	2.0
Platinum	AUG'08	150,000	150,000	-	-	3	10
Platinum	OCT'08 -AUG'09	150,000	-	-	300	3	10
Palladium	AUG'08	60,000	60,000	-	-	3	10
Palladium	OCT'08 -AUG'09	60,000	-	-	100	3	10
Crude Oil	AUG'08	210,000	-	-	-	30	200
Crude Oil	SEP'08 -JAN'09	210,000	-	-	3,600	30	200
Gasoline	SEP'08	210,000	105,000	-	-	30	200
Gasoline	OCT'08 -MAR'09	210,000	-	-	3,600	30	200
Kerosene	SEP'08	210,000	105,000	-	-	30	200
Kerosene	OCT'08 -MAR'09	210,000	-	-	3,600	30	200
Aluminum	AUG'08	75,000	37,500	-	-	0.5	1.2
Aluminum	OCT'08 -AUG'09	75,000	-	-	16.0	0.5	1.2

*1 Initial : Maintenance Amount for Initial Clearing Margin
*2 Spot Month : Spot Month Additional Clearing Margin
*3 Extraordinary : Extraordinary Clearing Margin
*4 EPR : Executable Price Range
*5 RP: Reference Price
*6 WPR: Warning Point Range

<Spot Month Additional Clearing Margin>
* For the September 2008 contract of Rubber, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 37,500) shall be required on and after August 26, 2008.
* For the October 2008 contracts of Gold (except Gold Mini and Gold Options), Silver, Platinum and Palladium, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (Gold standard: JPY 67,500, Silver: JPY 54,000, Platinum: JPY 150,000, Palladium: JPY 60,000) shall be required on and after August 27, 2008.
* For the October 2008 contracts of Gasoline and Kerosene, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (Gasoline: JPY 105,000, Kerosene: JPY 105,000) shall be required on and after August 26, 2008.
* For the October 2008 contract of Aluminum, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 37,500) shall be required on and after August 27, 2008.

<Price Limit>
* No price limit will be imposed on and after August 26, 2008 for the September 2008 contract of Rubber.
* No price limit will be imposed on and after August 26, 2008 for the October 2008 contracts of Gasoline and Kerosene.
* No price limit will be imposed on and after August 27, 2008 for the October 2008 contracts of Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and Aluminum.