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Originating Department:Risk Management
Company Circular No:LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No 2768
Service Circular No:LME 435
Date:

24 January 2011

To:All LME Clearing Members

LME Margin Rate Changes

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

  2. The changes will be made effective from the close of business on Thursday 27 January 2011 and will be reflected in margin calls on Friday 28 January 2011.

  3. This circular supersedes circular No: LCH.Clearnet Ltd Circular No 2740; LME/433 dated 26 November 2010.

  4. Details of margin rates are available on the LCH.Clearnet website (www.lchclearnet.com) under Risk Management > Ltd > Margin rate circulars.

  5. For further information please contact the following:

Risk Operations   020 7426 7520


Christopher Jones
Director, and Head of Risk Management

LME Margin Rate Spreadsheet