E. Commodity Futures Trading Margins:

The following is a list of typical commodity futures trading margins and maintenance amounts required for a trade. They are in Commodity Price Chart sequence. Check with your broker for current margin requirements.

As of Dec 05, 2008
                                 INITIAL   MAINT.   
COMMODITY                        MARGIN    MARGIN
-----------------------------   -------   -------
Corn (CBOT) .................   $ 2,025     1,500
Soybeans (CBOT) .............     4,725     3,500
Soybean Meal (CBOT) .........     2,700     2,000
Soybean Oil (CBOT) ..........     2,025     1,500
Wheat (CBOT) ................     3,375     2,500
Oats (CBOT) .................     1,350     1,000
Cotton (ICE) ................     2,520     1,800
Orange Juice (ICE) ..........     1,400     1,000
Cocoa (ICE) .................     2,660     1,900
Coffee (ICE) ................     3,220     2,300
Sugar (ICE) .................     1,260       900
Cattle Feeder (CME) .........     2,025     1,500
Cattle Live (CME) ...........     1,620     1,500
Hogs, Lean (CME) ............     1,350     1,000
Pork Bellies, Frozen (CME) ..     1,890     1,400

Mexican Peso (IMM) ..........     3,000     2,400
Australian Dollar (IMM) .....     5,400     4,000
British Pound (IMM) .........     4,590     3,400
Canadian Dollar (IMM) .......     4,455     3,300
Euro FX (IMM) ...............     6,075     4,500
Japanese Yen (IMM) ..........     6,075     4,500
Swiss Franc (IMM) ...........     3,105     2,300
US Dollar Index (ICE) .......     2,295     1,700
Eurodollars (IMM) ...........     1,485     1,100
T-Notes 10yr (CBOT) .........     2,970     2,200
T-Bonds 30yr (CBOT) .........     3,645     2,700
Copper H.G. (COMEX) .........     7,763     5,750
Gold (COMEX) ................     5,808     4,302
Platinum (NYMEX) ............     8,100     6,000
Silver (COMEX) ..............     8,640     6,400
RBOB Gasoline (NYMEX) .......    10,800     8,000
Heating Oil (NYMEX) .........    11,475     8,500
Crude Oil (NYMEX) ...........    10,463     7,750
Natural Gas (NYMEX) .........     9,788     7,250
S&P 500 (IOM) ...............    30,938    24,750

The following Futures Multiplier Table is presented in Commodity Price Chart sequence. There are two sections. In the top section, the Multipl(ier) column contains the value to multiply the change in price (as reported in Investor's Business Daily to determine the value of the price move. The $400 stop column identifies a price value that represents $400 of risk. The Commodities column contains the commodities to which this line of data applies. T-notes and T-bonds are presented separately because the value reported is in 32nds. The bottom section contains three columns: the current Marg/Maint for each commodity, Daily Limit shows the maximum amount price may move in one trading day, VAL shows the amount the daily limit move represents (in dollars).

FUTURES MULTIPLIER TABLE
======================================================================================
        | <----------- Value ------------> | $400
Multipl |     1.0    0.1   .01  .001 .0001 | stop   Commodities
------- | ------- ------ ----- ----- ----- | ------ ----------------------------------
     10 |      10 ****** ***** ***** ***** | 40.    cocoa
     50 |   5,000    500    50     5 ***** | 8.00   corn,oat,soybean,wheat,plat,silver
    100 |     100     10     1 ***** ***** | 4.00   soymeal, gold
    150 |     150     15  1.50 ***** ***** | 2.67   orange juice
    250 |     250     25 ***** ***** ***** | 1.6    S&P 500
    250 |     250     25  2.50 ***** ***** | 1.60   copper
    375 |     375  37.50  3.75 ***** ***** | 1.07   coffee
    400 |     400     40     4 ***** ***** | 1.00   cattle(live),hogs,pork bellies
    420 |     420     42  4.20 ***** ***** |  .95   heating oil,unleaded gas
    500 |     500     50     5 ***** ***** |  .80   cattle(feeder),cotton
    600 |     600     60     6 ***** ***** |  .67   soybean oil
  1,000 |   1,000    100    10 ***** ***** |  .40   US dollar index,crude oil
  1,120 |   1,120    112 11.20 ***** ***** |  .36   sugar
  2,500 |   2,500    250    25 ***** ***** |  .16   Eurodollar
 10,000 |  10,000  1,000   100    10 ***** |  .040  natural gas
 62,500 |  62,500  6,250   625 62.50  6.25 |  .0064 british pound
100,000 | 100,000 10,000 1,000   100    10 |  .0040 canadian dollar,australian dollar
125,000 | 125,000 12,500 1,250   125 12.50 |  .0032 Euro FX,japanese yen,swiss franc
500,000 | 500,000 50,000 5,000   500    50 |  .0008 mexican peso

        | <----------- Value ------------> | 
Multipl |     1.0   0-08  0-04  0-02  0-01 |        Commodities
------- | ------- ------ ----- ----- ----- | ------ ----------------------------------
  1,000 |   1,000    250   125 62.50 31.25     0-13 t-note(10 yr),t-bond(30 yr)       
======================================================================================

                            Daily                                     Daily     
(Dec 05, 2008) Marg/ Maint  Limit VAL    Margin                       Limit  VAL
--------------------------  ---------    ---------------------------- -------------
Corn......... 2,025/1,500   12¢/  600    Mexican Peso.  3,000/ 2,400   none         
Soybeans..... 4,725/3,500   30¢/1,500    Austral. Doll  5,400/ 4,000                
Soy Meal..... 2,700/2,000   $10/1,000    British Pound  4,590/ 3,400   (2)    5,000

Soy Oil...... 2,025/1,500   1¢/   600    Canadian Doll  4,455/ 3,300   (2)    4,000
Wheat........ 3,375/2,500   20¢/1,000    Euro FX......  6,075/ 4,500   (2)    5,000
Oats......... 1,350/1,000   10¢/  500    Japanese Yen.  6,075/ 4,500   (2)    5,000

Cotton....... 2,520/1,800   3¢/1,500     Swiss Franc..  3,105/ 2,300   (2)    5,000
Orange Juice. 1,400/1,000    5¢/  750(1) US Dol Index.  2,295/ 1,700   none         
Cocoa........ 2,660/1,900   none         Eurodollar...  1,485/ 1,100   none        

Coffee....... 3,220/2,300   none         T-Note (10)..  2,970/ 2,200   96/32/ 3,000
Sugar........ 1,260/  900   none         T-Bond (30)..  3,645/ 2,700   96/32/ 3,000
Feed Cattle.. 2,025/1,500   1.5¢/ 750    Copper.......  7,763/ 5,750   20¢/  5,000

Live Cattle.. 1,620/1,500   1.5¢/ 600    Gold.........  5,808/ 4,302   $75/  7,500
Hogs (lean).. 1,350/1,000   2.0¢/ 800    Platinum.....  8,100/ 6,000   $25/  2,500
Pork Bellies. 1,890/1,400    3¢/1,200    Silver.......  8,640/ 6,400  1.50/  7,500

(1) no daily limit for front month       RBOB Gas..... 10,800/ 8,000    4¢/  1,680
(2) none 7:20-7:35/1:45-2:00,            Heating Oil.. 11,475/ 8,500  20¢(3)/8,400
    then 400 pts expandable              Crude Oil.... 10,463/ 7,750  1.50/  1,500
(3) nearest 2 contracts,                 Natural Gas..  9,780/ 7,250   10¢/  1,000
    400 pts remaining ones               S&P 500...... 30,938/24,750   none        

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