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From:exchangeinfo@nymex.com
To:tana.jones@enron.com
Subject:(00-354) Margin Rate Change for CL, HU, and HO
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Date:Fri, 13 Oct 2000 03:07:00 -0700 (PDT)

Notice No. 00-354
October 13, 2000

TO:
ALL NYMEX MEMBERS AND MEMBER FIRMS
ALL NYMEX CLEARING FIRMS
ALL NYMEX OPERATIONS MANAGERS

FROM: Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

SUBJECT: MARGIN RATE CHANGE

Effective Date: Friday, October 13, 2000 (close of business)

Futures Contracts:
Crude Oil Futures
Unleaded Gasoline Futures
Heating Oil Futures

Contract Months: All Months

Rate Change:

NYMEX Division Margins on Crude Oil, Unleaded Gasoline,
and Heating Oil Futures Contracts

Effective Date: October 13, 2000

Clearing Member (Maintenance Margin) Old: $3,000 New: $5,000
Member Customer (Initial Margin) Old: $3,300 New: $5,500
Non-Member Customer (Initial Margin) Old: $4,050 New: $6,750

The margin credit for NYMEX Light Sweet Crude/IPE Brent Crude Oil futures
spread positions will also be increased, from $2,500 to $4,500 (at the
Clearing Member level), as of Friday, October 13, 2000. The net margin after
the spread will remain unchanged.

NYMEX Light Sweet Crude/IPE Brent Crude Oil Futures Spread
Effective Date: October 13, 2000
Clearing Member Member
Customer Non-Member Customer
NYMEX Light
Sweet Crude $5,000
$5,500 $6,750
Less: NYMEX Light
Sweet/IPE Brent Crude
Spread Credit $4,500
$4,950 $6,075
Net Spread Margin $500
$550 $675
Should you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Artie
McCoy at (212) 299-2928 or Joe Sanguedolce at (212) 299-2855. This notice
supersedes all previous notices regarding outright margins for the NYMEX
Crude Oil, Unleaded Gasoline, or Heating Oil Futures Contracts and the margin
credit for the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil/IPE Brent Crude futures spread
positions.



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