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MGEX MARGINS 

In effect as of February 25, 2010.
Margins on Futures. Under the provisions of Rule 760.00, the Board, or its designee, hereby fixes the following minimum initial and maintenance margins: 

Last Trading Day--eighth to the last business day of the delivery month--no trading may take place during the last seven business days of the month in which the contract matures

SPECULATIVE MARGINS
Contract Initial Margin Maintenance Margin Intra-Market Spreads
National Corn Index (NCI) $1,300 per contract $1,000 Market 
National Soybean Index (NSI) $3,250 per contract $2,500 Market 
Hard Winter Wheat Index (HRWI) $1,950 per contract $1,500 Market
Hard Red Spring Wheat Index (HRSI) $1,950 per contract $1,500 Market 
Soft Red Winter Wheat Index (SRWI) $1,950 per contract $1,500 Market 
Spring Wheat $1,950 per contract $1,500 Market


HEDGE MARGINS
Contract Initial Margin Maintenance Margin Intra-Market Spreads
National Corn Index (NCI) $1,000 per contract $1,000 Market 
National Soybean Index (NSI) $2,500 per contract $2,500 Market 
Hard Winter Wheat Index (HRWI) $1,500 per contract $1,500 Market
Hard Red Spring Wheat Index (HRSI) $1,500 per contract $1,500 Market 
Soft Red Winter Wheat Index (SRWI) $1,500 per contract $1,500 Market 
Spring Wheat $1,500 per contract $1,500 Market


INTRA-EXCHANGE, INTER-COMMODITY SPREADS
Spread Spread Credit 
NCI vs. NSI 50%
HRWI vs. Spring Wheat 100%
HRSI vs. Spring Wheat 100%
SRWI vs. Spring Wheat 100%
HRWI vs. HRSI 100%
HRWI vs. SRWI 100%
SRWI vs. HRSI 100%

INTER-EXCHANGE SPREADS - MGEX SIDE
Spread Spread Credit
MGEX NCI vs. CBOT Corn 100%
MGEX NSI vs. CBOT Soybeans 100%
MGEX HRWI vs. CBOT Wheat 100%
MGEX HRWI vs. KCBT Wheat  100%
MGEX HRSI vs. CBOT Wheat

100%

MGEX HRSI vs. KCBT Wheat 100%
MGEX SRWI vs. CBOT Wheat 100%
MGEX SRWI vs. KCBT Wheat 100%
MGEX Spring Wheat vs. CBOT Wheat 60%
MGEX Spring Wheat vs. KCBT Wheat 60%


Margins on Options. Under the provisions of Rule 760.00, the Board, or its designee, hereby establishes that minimum margins for option transactions will be determined by the Standard Portfolio of Analysis of Risk ®* margin calculations.  

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