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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Price Limit And Margins For March 2008

Date 26/02/2008

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

Commodity

Contract Month

Initial*1 Spot Month*2 Extra-ordinary*3 Price Limit

EPR*4(+/-Ref. Price*5)

WPR*6(+/-Ref. Price)
Rubber  Mar 2008
60,000
30,000
-
-
0.3 1.0
Apr 2008
-Sep 2008
60,000
-

-

16.0

Gold

(Standard)

Apr 2008
135,000
67,500
-
-
3 8
June 2008
-Feb 2009
135,000
- -
150

Gold

(Mini)

Apr 2008

18,000

-
-
-
3 8
Jun 2008
-Aug 2008
18,000
- -
150

Gold Options

Apr 2008
67,500
- -   3 8
ALL Series
67,500
- - 150
Silver Apr 2008
99,000
49,500

-

-
0.7 2.0
Jun 2008
-Feb 2009
99,000
- -
40.0
Platinum Apr 2008
150,000
150,000

-

-
3 10
Jun 2008
-Feb 2009
150,000
-

-

300
Palladium Apr 2008
45,000
45,000
-
-
3 10
Jun 2008
-Feb 2009
45,000
- -
100
Crude Oil

Mar 2008

165,000
- -
-
30 200
Apr 2008
-Aug 2008
165,000
- - 2,700
Gasoline
Apr 2008
165,000
82,500
- - 30 200

May 2008
-Oct 2008

165,000
- -
2,700
Kerosene
Apr 2008
165,000
82,500
- - 30 200

May 2008
-Oct  2008

165,000
- -
2,700
Aluminum Apr 2008
60,000
30,000

-

-
0.5 1.2
Jun 2008
-Feb 2009
60,000
- -
16.0

*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

  
* For the April 2008 contract of Rubber, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 30,000) shall be required on and after March 26, 2008.                                                                                                           
* For the May 2008 contract of Gasoline and Kerosene, Spot Month Additional Clearing Margins (JPY 82,500) shall be required on and after March 26, 2008.                                                                             

   
* No price limit will be imposed on and after March 26, 2008 for the April 2008 contract of Rubber, as well as the May 2008 contract of Gasoline and Kerosene.