Current Margins and Contract Specifications* August 13 , 2013 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance E-mini S&P 500 ES $3,850 $3,500 E-mini Nasdaq- 100 NQ $2,420 $2,200 E-mini S&P Midcap 400 ME $4,950 $4,500 S&P 500 SP $19,250 $17,500 Eurodollar GE $880 $800 Australian Dollar 6A $2,013 $1,830 British Pound 6B $1,815 $1,650 Canadian Dollar 6C $1,265 $1,150 Japanese Yen 6J $3,850 $3,500 Mexican Peso 6M $2,035 $1,850 Swiss Franc 6S $2,640 $2,400 Euro FX 6E $2,750 $2,500 E-mini Euro FX E7 $1,375 $1,250 E-Livestock Live Cattle LE $1,350 $1,000 Lean Hog HE $1,688 $1,250 E-Micro AUD/USD M6A $201 $183 E-Micro GBP/USD M6B $182 $165 E-Micro USD/CAD M6C CA$187 CA$170 E-Micro EUR/USD M6E $275 $250 E-Micro USD/JPY M6J ¥16,500 ¥15,000 E-Micro USD/CHF M6S SF363 SF330 Chicago Board of Trade Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance Mini-sized Dow Futures ($5) YM $2,750 $2,500 30 Year US Treasury Bond Futures ZB $2,750 $2,500 10 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZN $1,623 $1,475 5 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZF $990 $900 2 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZT $248 $225 Wheat Futures ZW $3,240 $2,400 Corn Futures ZC $2,700 $2,000 Soybean Futures ZS $4,590 $3,400 Soybean Oil Futures ZL $1,688 $1,250 Soybean Meal Futures ZM $2,700 $2,000 Mini Wheat Futures XW $648 $480 Mini Corn Futures XC $540 $400 Mini Soybean Futures XK $918 $680 New York Mercantile Exchange/COMEX Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance COMEX Gold Futures (100 oz) GC $8,800 $8,000 COMEX Silver Futures (5,000 oz) SI $12,375 $11,250 COMEX Copper Futures HG $4,400 $4,000 NYMEX Palladium PA $4,400 $4,000 NYMEX Platinum PL $3,465 $3,150 NYMEX Natural Gas NG $2,310 $2,100 Light Sweet Crude Oil CL $4,510 $4,100 Heating Oil HO $4,290 $3,900 New York Harbor RBOB Gasoline RB $5,500 $5,000 NYMEX miNY Natural Gas QG $646 $587 NYMEX miNY WTI Crude Oil QM $2,255 $2,050 Intercontinental Exchange Futures U.S. (ICE) Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures TF $5,280 $4,800 U.S. Dollar Index Futures DX $1,760 $1,600 Cocoa Futures CC $880 $800 Coffee "C" Futures KC $2,750 $2,500 Cotton No. 2 Futures CT $2,200 $2,000 FCOJ-A Futures OJ $1,595 $1,450 Sugar No. 11 Futures SB $825 $750 NYSE Liffe U.S. Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance 100 oz Gold Futures ZG $14,128 $8,000 5,000 oz Silver Futures ZI $14,985 $11,250 mini-sized Gold Futures (33.2 oz) YG $4,690 $2,656 mini-sized Silver Futures (1,000 oz) YI $2,997 $2,250 CBOE Futures Exchange Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance CBOE Volatility Index VX $5,720 $5,200 CBOE Mini Volatility Index VM $572 $520 ONE Chicago Margin/Performance Bonds Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance Single Stock Futures 20% of the underlying value of the contract <

* All margins and contract specifications are subject to change without notice.
  All margins are SPAN minimums except some spreads and delivery months which may be higher.
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**Due to the new Euro currency, some contract specs will change for the June contract and beyond.  The affected contracts will be changed on the next margin sheet.

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c Margin change since previous publishing.