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Exchange Minimum Margins

Updated June 22, 2010
Effective at Close of Business, June 23, 2010

Hard Red Winter Wheat
All Contract Months  Initial* Maintenance
 1. Speculative

 $1875

1500

 2. Hedge

1500

1500

 3. Omnibus Account

1500

1500

 4. Member - For Own Account

1500

1500

 5. Intra-Crop Year Spread Credit

200

200

  KCBT Floor Trader Spread Credit

0

0

 6. Old Crop/New Crop Spread Credit

400

400

  KCBT Floor Trader Spread Credit

0

0

7. Inter-Market Spread Credit (KCBT Side)

 
vs. CBOT Wheat

80%

80%

vs. MGE Wheat

80%

80%

vs. 8 WCE Wheat

40%

40%




Wheat Calendar Swaps
All Contract Months  Initial* Maintenance
 1. Speculative

 $1875

1500

 2. Hedge

1500

1500

 3. Omnibus Account

1500

1500

 4. Member - For Own Account

1500

1500

 5. Intra-Crop Year Spread**

200

200

 6. Old Crop/New Crop Spread

400

400

7. Inter-Market Spread Credit

 
vs. KCBT Wheat Futures

90%

90%




Value Line® Stock Index  Initial* Maintenance
1. Speculative

  $1000

$ 800

2. Hedge

800

800

3. Omnibus Account

800

800

4. Member - For Own Account

800

800

5. Intra-Market Spread Credit

 87.5%

87.5%

6. Inter-Market Spread Credit (KCBT Side)    
1 VL vs. 1 DJIA ($5) futures

87.5%

87.5%

2 VL vs. 1 DJIA ($10) futures

87.5%

87.5%

1 VL vs. 1 E-mini S&P 500

87.5%

87.5%

2 VL vs. 1 E-mini S&P 500

87.5%

87.5%

1 VL vs. 1 E-mini S&P 400 MidCap

87.5%

87.5%

2 VL vs. 1 E-mini S&P 400 MidCap

87.5%

87.5%

3 VL vs. 2 E-mini S&P 400 MidCap

87.5%

87.5%

1 VL vs. 1 Russell 2000***

87.5%

87.5%

2 VL vs. 1 Russell 2000***

87.5%

87.5%

3 VL vs. 2 Russell 2000***

87.5%

87.5%


* Initial to Maintenance ratio is 1.25:1

** Crop year is defined as July to May

*** Applies to any Russell 2000 contract traded with a multiplier of 100

The following types of collateral may be deposited by a clearing member to meet margin requirements:

  1. Cash
  2. U.S. Treasury Securities (of less than one year to maturity and held in safekeeping at an approved Kansas City bank)
  3. Irrevocable Letter of Credit (issued on an approved bank)

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