Trading DME Contracts
Margin Rates
 

Margin Rates

Contracts

  • DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (OQD)
  • DME Oman Crude Oil Financial Contract (ZGD)


Contract Months
All Months

Effective Date
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 (close of business)


DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (OQD)


Outright (Scan) Spread Tiers for OQD
Tiers

Months

1 All Months


OQD Intra-Commodity Calendar Spread Margins

DME Member Initial Margin/Maintenance Margin
DME Non-Member Initial Margin
OQD Spread Non-Consecutive Months
$1,100 $1,210
OQD Spread Consecutive nearby Months 1-2 $1,000 $1,100
OQD Spread Consecutive nearby Months 2-3 $300 $330
OQD Spread Consecutive nearby months 3-4 onwards $150 $165

Note: Month 1 represents the first nearby month, month 2 represents the second nearby month and so forth.


Performance Bond Requirements DME OQD Butterfly Spread Margins

DME Member Initial Margin/ Maintenance Margin
DME Non-Member Initial Margin
OQD Butterfly nearby
months 1-3
$1,500 $1,650
OQD Butterfly nearby
months 2-4
$350 $385
OQD Butterfly nearby
months 3-5
$200 $220
OQD Butterfly nearby
months 4-6 onwards
$150 $165

Note: Month 1 represents the first nearby month, month 2 represents the second nearby month and so forth.


Performance Bond Requirements DME OQD Outright Margins
Commodities
DME Member
Margin

DME Non-Member
Margin
Initial Maintenance
Initial
Maintenance
OQD $4,000 $4,000 $4,400 $4,000

DME Oman Crude Oil Financial Contract (ZGD)

Since the margin rates of DME Oman Crude Oil Financial Contract (ZGD) will be reported under the Business Function Combined Commodity Code (BFCC) of DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (OQD), any margin rates, tier structures, and spread credits related to OQD will be applied to ZGD. The following tables show the intra-commodity calendar and butterfly spread margins and outright margins for ZGD.


ZGD Intra-Commodity Calendar Spread Margins

DME Member Initial Margin/Maintenance Margin
DME Non-Member Initial Margin
ZGD Spread Non-Consecutive Months
$1,100 $1,210
ZGD Spread Consecutive nearby Months 1-2 $1,000 $1,100
ZGD Spread Consecutive nearby Months 2-3 $300 $330
ZGD Spread Consecutive nearby months 3-4 onwards $150 $165

Note: Month 1 represents the first nearby month, month 2 represents the second nearby month and so forth.


Performance Bond Requirements DME ZGD Butterfly Spread Margins

DME Member Initial Margin/ Maintenance Margin DME Non-Member Initial Margin
ZGD Butterfly nearby
months 1-3
$1,500 $1,650
ZGD Butterfly nearby
months 2-4
$350 $385
ZGD Butterfly nearby
months 3-5
$200 $220
ZGD Butterfly nearby
months 4-6 onwards
$150 $165

Note: Month 1 represents the first nearby month, month 2 represents the second nearby month and so forth.


Performance Bond Requirements DME ZGD Outright Margins
Commodities
DME Member
Margin

DME Non-Member
Margin
Initial Maintenance
Initial
Maintenance
ZGD $4,000 $4,000 $4,400 $4,000
* All Fees are in US Dollars


Margin Rates and Spread Margins are provided by the CME Group, and are subject to change from time to time. The DME cannot guarantee the accuracy of such figures at any time. Kindly refer to the CME website at the following address for the latest Margin Rates and Spread Margins:

http://www.cmegroup.com/clearing/margins/