OREANDA-NEWS. December 20, 2010. In compliance with the decision of the RTS Derivatives Market Committee the Initial Margin requirement will be increased by the RTS Clearing Center for the holidays season in two stages:

1 stage – during the evening clearing session on December 22, 2010; 

2 stage – during the evening clearing session on December 29, 2010.

The increased Initial Margin sizes will be in effect until the evening clearing session on January 11, 2011:

Futures contracts on

Basic IM size

IM size

From December 22, 2010

From December 29, 2010

RTS Index

7,5%

12%

15%

RTS Standard Index

7,5%

12%

15%

RTS Consumer & Retail Index

30%

33%

35%

RTS Oil & Gas Index

20%

28%

35%

MMC NORILSK NICKEL ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

Gazprom ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

LUKOIL ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

Rosneft ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

Sberbank ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

Surgutneftegas ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

VTB Bank ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

MTS ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

NOVATEK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Transneft preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

Sberbank preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

RusHydro ordinary shares

15%

23%

30%

Tatneft ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Severstal ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Uralkali ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Surgutneftegas preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

FGC UES ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

NLMK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Polymetal ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

MMK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

 

USD/RUB exchange rate

4%

6%

8%

EUR/RUB exchange rate

4%

6%

8%

EUR/USD exchange rate

4%

6%

8%

AUD/USD exchange rate

4%

6%

8%

GBP/USD exchange rate

4%

6%

8%

average rate of the overnight MosPrime credit

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average rate of the three month MosPrime credit

15%

20%

25%

 

gold

8%

10%

12%

refined silver

10%

15%

20%

sugar

10%

15%

20%

raw sugar

10%

15%

20%

URALS oil

10%

15%

20%

BRENT oil

10%

15%

20%

diesel fuel

10%

15%

20%

refined platinum

10%

15%

20%

refined palladium

10%

15%

20%

copper

10%

15%

20%

 

power index at the ‘Center’ hub (in basic load hours)

15%

20%

25%

power index at the ‘Center’ hub (in peak load hours)

15%

20%

25%

power index at the ‘Ural’ hub (in basic load hours)

15%

20%

25%

power index at the ‘Ural’ hub (in peak load hours)

15%

20%

25%

power index at the East Siberia’ hub (in basic load hours)

15%

20%

25%

power index at the ‘West Siberia’ hub (in basic load hours)

15%

20%

25%

On RTS Standard the increased Initial Margin requirement will be in effect until the evening clearing session on January 11, 2011.

Security

Basic IM size

IM size

From December 22, 2010

From December 29, 2010

MMC NORILSK NICKEL ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

Gazprom ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

LUKOIL ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

Rosneft ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

Sberbank ordinary shares

12%

16%

20%

Surgutneftegas ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

VTB Bank ordinary shares

15%

20%

25%

MTS ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

NOVATEK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Polyus Gold ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Transneft preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

Uralsvyazinform ordinary shares

15%

23%

30%

Sberbank preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

RusHydro ordinary shares

15%

23%

30%

Tatneft ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Severstal ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Uralkali ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Surgutneftegas preferred shares

15%

23%

30%

FGC UES ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

NLMK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Polymetal ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

MMK ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

JSC "Aeroflot" ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

JSC "INTER RAO UES" ordinary shares

15%

23%

30%

JSC "IDGC Holding" ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

MOSENERGO ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

PJSC "NCSP" ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

JSC "OGK-1" ordinary shares

25%

30%

35%

JSC "OGK-2" ordinary shares

25%

30%

35%

JSC "WGC-3" ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

OAO Raspadskaya ordinary shares

25%

30%

35%

JSC Gazprom Neft ordinary shares

15%

23%

30%

JSC "TGC-1" ordinary shares

25%

28%

30%

Troika Dialog AM, "Troika Dialog – RTS Standard Index", fund units

15%

23%

30%