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Outright Margins
  Clearing Member/ Maintenance Member Customer Non-Member Customer
100% 110% 135%
Weekly Contract (JW) $4,000 $4,400 $5,400


Outright Margins for Balance of Week (BalWeek)*
  Clearing Member/ Maintenance Member Customer Non-Member Customer
100% 110% 135%
First day of the contract week $2,500 $2,750 $3,375
Second day of the contract week $2,000 $2,200 $2,700
Third day of the contract week $1,500 $1,650 $2,025
Fourth day of the contract week $1,000 $1,100 $1,350
Fifth day of the contract week $500 $550 $675
*  Due to the average price settlement process on the weekly PJM electricity futures contract during the cash settlement period, margins are reduced on a pro rata basis. The BalWeek margin is reduced by one-fifth, or 20%, each trading day unless there is a NERC-designated holiday in which case margins are reduced one-fourth, or 25%, each trading day.


Inter-Commodity Spread Credit: PJM Monthly (JM) and PJM Weekly (JW)
Priority Period Ratio Percent Credit
1 Days prior to the 8th of the month 1:1 20%
Days after the 7th but prior to the 15th of the month 1:1 30%
Days after the 14th but prior to the 22nd of the month 1:1 45%
Days after the 21st but prior to the 31st of the month 1:1 90%


Inter-Commodity Spread Credit: PJM Weekly (JW) and PJM Daily (JD)
Priority Period Ratio Percent Credit
2 First day of the week 1:1 15%
Second day of the week 1:1 20%
Third day of the week 1:1 30%
Fourth day of the week 1:1 45%
Fifth day of the week 1:1 95%



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