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Margins

Market Floor Electronic Exchange Initial Maintenance
13 WEEK T-BILL TB CME 405 300
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR AD 6A CME 3,780 2,800
BRAZILIAN REAL 6L CME 4,900 3,500
BRITISH POUND BP 6B CME 2,025 1,500
BUTTER DB CME 1,620 1,200
CANADIAN DOLLAR CD 6C CME 2,700 2,000
CATTLE, FEEDER FC GF CME 2,025 1,500
CATTLE, LIVE LC LE CME 1,620 1,200
COCOA* CC ICC ICE 2,520 1,800
COFFEE* KC IKC ICE 4,970 3,550
COPPER HI-GRADE HG HG COMEX 7,763 5,750
E-MINI COPPER QC COMEX 3,881 2,875
CORN C ZC CME 2,363 1,750
MINI CORN YC XC CME 473 350
COTTON CT ICT ICE 3,780 2,700
CRUDE OIL CL CL NYMEX 7,560 5,600
E-MINI CRUDE OIL QM NYMEX 3,780 2,800
CRUDE OIL - BRENT BC ICE EUROPE 6,250 6,250
CRUDE OIL - WTI WBS ICE EUROPE 5,158 5,158
DAX FDAX EUREX 13,180 13,180
US DOLLAR INDEX DX IDX ICE 2,394 1,800
DOW INDUSTRIAL INDEX DJ ZD CME 8,750 7,000
E-MINI DOW INDUSTRIAL INDEX $5 YM CME 4,375 3,500
E-MINI RUSSELL 1000 TR ICE 3,000 3,000
E-MINI RUSSELL 2000 TF ICE 6,850 6,850
EMICRO AUD/USD FUTURES M6A CME 432 320
EMICRO EUR/USD FUTURES (M6E) M6E CME 540 400
EMICRO GBP/USD FUTURES (M6B) M6B CME 203 150
EMICRO USD/CAD FUTURES M6C CME 270 CAD 200 CAD
EMICRO USD/CHF FUTURES (1SF) M6S CME 338 CHF 250 CHF
EMICRO USD/JPY FUTURES (1JY) M6J CME 261 JPY 198 JPY
ETHANOL EH CME 6,413 4,750
EURO BOBL (In EUR) FGBS EUREX 1,240 1,240
EURO BUND (In EUR) FESX EUREX 2,710 2,710
EURO DOLLAR ED GE CME 506 375
EURO FX EC 6E CME 5,400 4,000
EMINI EURO FX E7 CME 2,700 2,000
EURO SCHATZ (In EUR) FGBS EUREX 350 350
EURO STOXX (In EUR) FESX EUREX 2,141 2,141
EUROYEN (in yen) RY RY CME 607,500 450,000
FED Funds (30 day) FF ZQ CBOT 540 400
FROZEN OJ OJ IOJ ICE 5,040 3,600
GOLD (NYSE) 100oz ZG NYSE 11,474 8,499
E-MINI GOLD (NYSE) YG NYSE 3,825 2,833
GOLD (COMEX) GC GC COMEX 11,475 8,500
miNY Gold 50 oz. QO COMEX 5,738 4,250
E-MICRO GOLD MGC COMEX 1,148 850
HEATING OIL HO HO NYMEX 7,155 5,300
IPE GAS OIL WTS ICE EUROPE 4,500 4,500
JAPANESE YEN JY 6J CME 4,860 3,600
E-MINI JAPANESE YEN J7 CME 2,430 1,800
KC VALUE LINE MV MV KCBT 1,000 800
LEAN HOGS LH HE CME 1,688 1,250
LUMBER LB LBS CME 2,250 1,500
MEXICAN PESO ME 6M CME 3,750 3,000
NASDAQ ND CME 17,500 14,000
E-MINI NASDAQ 100 NQ GLOBEX 3,500 2,800
NATURAL GAS Tier 1 NG NG CME 2,700 2,000
E-MINI NATURAL GAS QG CME 709 525
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR NE 6N CME 3,375 2,500
OATS O ZO CBOT 1,350 1,000
PALLADIUM PA PA NYMEX 5,775 5,250
PLATINUM PL PL NYMEX 4,950 4,500
PORK BELLIES, FROZEN PB GPFB CME 2,025 1,500
PROPANE PN PN NYMEX 4,388 3,250
RBOB GASOLINE RB RB NYMEX 8,100 6,000
ROUGH RICE RR ZR CME 1,688 1,250
RUSSIAN RUBLE RU 6R CME 8,550 5,700
S&P 500 SP NSP CME 25,000 20,000
EMINI S&P 500 ES CME 5,000 4,000
S&P MID 400 MD CME 58,593 46,875
EMINI S&P MIDCAP EMD CME 7,500 6,000
SILVER (COMEX) SI SI COMEX 24,975 18,500
miNY SILVER 2500 oz. QI QI NYSE 10,800 8,000
SILVER (NYSE)5000oz ZI NYSE 24,975 18,500
E-MINI SILVER (NYSE) YI NYSE 3,700 3,700
SOYBEAN MEAL SM ZM CME 1,688 1,250
SOYBEAN OIL BO ZL CME 1,350 1,000
SOYBEANS S ZS CME 3,375 2,500
MINI SOYBEANS YK XK CME 675 500
SUGAR #11 SB ISB CME 2,030 1,450
SWISS FRANC SF 6S CME 7,290 5,400
US 10 YR T-NOTE TY ZN CBOT 1,755 1,300
US 2 YR T-NOTE TU ZU CBOT 540 540
US 5 YR T-NOTE FV ZF CBOT 1,013 750
US T-BONDS US ZB CBOT 4,185 3,100
WHEAT W ZW CME 3,038 2,250
MINI WHEAT YW XW CME 608 450
WHEAT KC KW KE KCBT 3,125 2,500
WHEAT MN MW MW MNSE 3,445 2,650

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