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Originating Department:Risk Management
Company Circular No:LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No 2531
Service Circular No:LME 409
Date:

16 October 2009

To:All LME Clearing Members

Margin Rate Changes

  1. LCH.Clearnet Ltd has, after consultation with LME, decided to change the London SPAN margin parameters for the contracts marked in bold and italic on the attached document.

  2. The changes will be made effective from the close of business on Tuesday 20 October 2009 and will be reflected in margin calls on Wednesday 21 October 2009.

  3. This circular supersedes circular No: LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No 2518; LME/408 dated 07 September 2009.

  4. Details of margin rates are available on the LME Matching and Clearing System by selecting the SPAN Initial Margin Rates report in Report Printing and Browsing and also on the LCH.Clearnet website (www.lchclearnet.com) under Risk Management > Ltd > Margin rate circulars.

  5. For further information please contact the following:

    Risk Operations020 7426 7520

Christopher Jones
Director, and Head of Risk Management

LME Margin Rate Spreadsheet

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