13:05 ET Dow -154.48 at 10309.92, Nasdaq -37.61 at 2138.44, S&P -19.130 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 0 1 100001 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 0 1 100001 0 1 1 100001 13:05 ET Dow -154.48 at 10309.92, Nasdaq -37.61 at 2138.44, S&P -19.1313:05 ET Dow -154.48 at 10309.92, Nasdaq -37.61 at 2138.44, S&P -19.13

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Friday, May 6, 2011

CME - Clearing Member Firms Chief Financial Officers

Silver Plummets 27% in Week, Most Since 1975; Gold Futures Gain
BusinessWeek
Silver tumbled 27 percent this week after CME Group Ltd., the Comex owner,
boosted the cash amount needed for a speculative position by 84 percent in
two weeks. Yesterday, holdings of the metal in exchange-traded products
dropped the most in three ...
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Margin Increases Didn't Cause Silver Slide - CME Clearing Executive
Wall Street Journal
By Tatyana Shumsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Changes to
trading deposits are a routine part of market surveillance and did not
trigger silver price declines, Kim Tyler, president of CME Clearing, told
Dow Jones Newswires. ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110506-714080.html>
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures finish week mixed
CattleNetwork.com
US cattle futures settled mixed Friday as a drop in corn prices and a
better-than-expected April jobs report offset slumping cash markets and
wholesale prices. Lean hog futures finished mixed as well with the June
contract, which is the most heavily ...
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CME Group Head of Investor Relations and Head of FX and Interest Rate Products ...
PR Newswire (press release)
CHICAGO, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that
Managing Director of Investor Relations John Peschier and Managing Director
of FX and Interest Rate Products Derek Sammann will present at the UBS 13th
Annual Global Financial Services ...
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Former regulator eyes margin to tamp speculation
MarketWatch
Greenberger's comments come after the CME Group recently repeatedly hiked
the silver-margin trading requirement, which sent the metal tumbling. As of
April 29, silver had risen nearly 60% for the year, however the margin
increases spurred a stampede ...
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CME Group (CME) Showing Support Near $282.72 With 1.92% Dividend Yield
Market Intelligence Center
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) closed Thursday's losing trading session at $286.03.
In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $234.50 and 52-week
high of $333.87. CME Group stock has been showing support around $282.72
and resistance in the $289.24 ...
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Silver Producers Well Prepared for Volatile Commodity Prices
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/06/11 -- After touching 30 year highs
recently, the price of silver has plummeted this week after Comex operator,
CME Group boosted margin requirements for new speculative positions by 84
percent. ...
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Critical Insider Trade Alerts for PPG, Colgate-Palmolive, VistaPrint, General ...
PR Newswire (press release)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
Insiderslab.com caught up the convincing insider trading today for the
following companies: PPG, Colgate-Palmolive, VistaPrint, General Dynamics,
Southern, & CME. No needs to attend the ...
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CME Margin Upgrades Shake Speculators Out of Silver Tree
Examiner.com
The CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) has raised the initial margin
requirements per 5000 oz contract of silver five times in the month of
April, which meant that speculators had to pony up additional funds if they
still wanted to "roll the dice" and ...
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Commodities: Much Higher Silver Margins Ahead for CME? - CNBC
In what could be a precursor to much higher margins at the CME, MF Global
today has raised its margins on one contract of silver from $14513 to
$25397, ...
<http://www.cnbc.com/id/42828370/Silver_Much_Higher_Margins_Ahead_for_CME>

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CME lifts margins 11.6%, sending silver down - MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Silver prices extended declines in Asia on
Tuesday, sliding nearly 2%, after the main U.S. metals exchange raised
margin ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cme-lifts-margins-116-sending-silver-down-2011-05-03>

11-156 TO: FROM: Clearing Member Firms Chief Financial Officers ...
CME Clearing. SUBJECT: DATE: Monday, May 02, 2011. Performance Bond
Requirements : To receive advanced notification of Performance Bond
(margin) changes, ...
<http://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/lookups/advisories/clearing/files/Chadv11-156.pdf>