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Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limits And Margins For June 2006

Date 31/05/2006

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in June 2006 are as follows: (Unit: JPY)

Commodity

Contract Month

Initial*1

Spot Month

Extra-ordinary*3

Total Amount

Price Limit

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

WPR*6 (+/- Ref. Price)

Rubber

Jun 2006

60,000

 30,000

-

 90,000

-

0.3

1.0

Jul 2006- Dec 2006

60,000

-

-

  60,000

8.0

Gold

  Jun 2006    90,000  45,000
-
135,000
-
3
8

Aug 2006-
Jun 2007

   90,000

-

-

  90,000    60

Gold Options

All series

45,000

-

-

  45,000

60

3

8

Silver
  Jun 2006   162,000  81,000
-
  243,000
-

  0.7

2.0

Aug 2006-
Jun 2007
  162,000

-

-

  162,000  18.0
Platinum
Jun 2006
75,000
75,000
-
150,000
-
3
10
Aug 2006-
Jun 2007
75,000

-

-

  75,000   100
Palladium
Jun 2006
   60,000  60,000
-
120,000
-

3

10

Aug 2006-
Jun 2007
   60,000

-

-

   60,000
80

Crude Oil

Jun 2006- Nov 2006
   90,000

-

-

  90,000 1,200

30

200

Gasoline

Jul 2006

135,000

67,500

-

202,500

-

30
200

Aug 2006- Jan 2007

135,000

-

-

135,000

1,800

Kerosene

Jul 2006

135,000

67,500

-

202,500

-

30
200

Aug 2006- Jan 2007

135,000

-

-

135,000

1,800

Aluminum
Jun 2006
150,000
75,000
-
225,000
-
0.5
1.2
Aug 2006-
Jun 2007
  150,000       -           
-
  150,000  10.0

*1 Initial : Minimum Initial Trading Margin
*2 Spot Month : Spot Month Additional Trading Margin
*3 Extraordinary : Extraordinary Trading Margin
*4 EPR : Executable Price Range
*5 Ref. Price : Reference Price
*6 WPR: Warning Point Range

* For August 2006 contracts of Gasoline and Kerosene, Spot Month Additional Trading   Margins  
    (JPY675,000 for each) shall be required on and after June 26, 2006.       
* For July 2006 contract of Rubber, Spot Month Additional Trading Margins (JPY30,000) shall be 
   required on and after June 27, 2006.
* For August 2006 contracts of Gold (except Gold Options), Silver, Platinum, Palladium and
    Aluminum, Spot Month Additional Trading Margins (same amount as required for June 2006  
    contract for each commodity) shall be required on and after June 28, 2006.
* For August 2006 contracts of Gasoline and Kerosene, no price limit will be imposed on and after     
   June 26, 2006.
* For July 2006 contract of Rubber, no price limit will be imposed on and after June 27, 2006.
* For August 2006 contracts of Gold (except Gold Options), Silver, Platinum, Palladium and    
   Aluminum, no price limit will be imposed on and after June 28, 2006.