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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 20 - BULLETIN #271

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

September 20, 2000

SUBJECT:

Margin Updates

The Board of Trade Clearing Corporation has authorized the following margin changes effective with the mid-day margin calculation on Friday, September 22, 2000:

CBOT® Margin Rates

From

To

     

Corn

$ 500

$ 350

     

CBOT Inter-Commodity Spread Credit Rates

From

To

 

Spread Credit %

Spread Credit %

     

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 10-Year Treasury Note (1:1)

75%

80%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 10-Year Treasury Note (1:2)

75%

80%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 5-Year Treasury Note (1:1)

55%

60%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 5-Year Treasury Note (2:5)

70%

75%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 2-Year Treasury Note (2:5)

60%

65%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. Municipal Bond Index (1:1)

70%

75%

10-Year Treasury Note vs. Municipal Bond Index (1:1)

70%

75%

5-Year Treasury Note vs. 2-Year Treasury Note (1:1)

75%

80%

5-Year Treasury Note vs. Municipal Bond Index (1:1)

50%

55%

2-Year Treasury Note vs. Municipal Bond Index (1:1)

40%

60%

U.S Treasury Bond vs. Long Term Agencies (1:2)

60%

65%

     

MACE Margin Rates

From

To

     

Corn

$ 100

$ 70

Platinum

$ 450

$ 600

     
     

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MACE Inter-Commodity Spread Credit Rates

From

To

 

Spread Credit %

Spread Credit %

     

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 10-Year Treasury Note (1:1)

75%

80%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 10-Year Treasury Note (1:2)

75%

80%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 5-Year Treasury Note (1:1)

55%

60%

U.S. Treasury Bond vs. 5-Year Treasury Note (2:5)

70%

75%

Eurodollar vs. U.S. Treasury Bill (1:1)

78.06%

0%

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

John Compall

 

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Beth Minnick

786-3804

beth.minnick@botcc.com

Richard Scruggs

786-5739

richard.scruggs@botcc.com

Matt Walsh

 

matt.walsh@botcc.com

Kelli Wegener

786-5778

kelli.wegener@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

BSG@botcc.com

BOTCC Web Site

http://www.botcc.com

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