CME lowers margins on natural gas, ethanol futures

Chicago Tribune
3:57 p.m. CST, January 13, 2012

The CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, on Friday cut margins for trading Henry Hub natural gas and ethanol futures.

The exchange operator lowered initial margins for Henry Hub natural gas for speculators by 16 percent to $ 2,835 per contract from $3,375.

It also lowered initial margins for ethanol futures for speculators by 26.3 percent to $4,725 per contract from $6,413.

The margin changes will be effective after the close of business on Tuesday, January 17.

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