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Morning Platinum Market Report

April platinum has reached up to the highest price levels since November ...

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CME Globex Notices: January 23, 2012

Topics in this issue include: NewFunctionality iLink Enhancements for BM&FBOVESPA via CME ...

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Morning Platinum Market Report

April platinum rose up to a new high for the move during overnight trading, as prices have reached
their highest levels since mid-November….

Morning Platinum Market Report

April platinum rose up to a new high for the move during overnight trading, as prices have reached
their highest levels since mid-November….

Performance Bond Requirements: Natural Gas and Petroleum Spread Outrights; Metals Intra-Commodity Spread Charges – Effective Thursday, January 5, 2012

To receive advanced notification of Performance Bond (margin) changes, through our free automated
mailing list, go to http://www.cmegroup.com/newsletter/web2lead/web2sf-old.html and subscribe to
the Performance Bond Rates Advisory Notice listserver. As per the normal review of market
volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing
House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products
listed… Read more

CPM Group: Commodities Views – Jan 30

Commodity Market Commentary: Energy, Metals and the Soft
Commodities
About This Report: CPM Group’s Commodities Views provides weekly perspective on the
commodity markets within the framework of world events. The report focuses on following
commodities:Precious Metals – gold, silver platinum and palladium, with a special focus on gold
Base Metals – aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc Energy – crude… Read more

Morning Platinum Market Report

The platinum market has been consolidating recently but prices are starting out Thursday’s session
within close proximity to this week's highs….

Robin Mesch Market Outlook, February 2012

Robin Mesch is a leading
market strategist and a pioneer in the field of technical analysis and market theory. She has been
building market models for more than twenty-five years and has developed a distinct body of market
analytics and proprietary trading methodologies used to assist portfolio managers and traders
around the country. She is considered by Bloomberg as… Read more

Morning Platinum Market Report

The platinum market has seen choppy and volatile trading over the last 24 hours as the market
reversed recent gains after disappointing US economic data….

Performance Bond Requirements: Coal and Metals Intra-Commodity Spread Charges; Crude Oil, Ethanol, Natural Gas, and Refined Products Short Option Minimum Rates – Effective Friday, December 30, 2011

To receive advanced notification of Performance Bond (margin) changes, through our free automated
mailing list, go to http://www.cmegroup.com/newsletter/web2lead/web2sf-old.html and subscribe to
the Performance Bond Rates Advisory Notice listserver.As per the normal review of market volatility
to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk
Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products… Read more

Morning Platinum Market Report

April platinum has reached up to the highest price levels since November 16th during overnight
trading. With news of lower platinum production from a South African platinum producer, and
suggestions from Aquarius management that they will continue to face problems in…

Gold Up Up 10% YTD – Speculators Yet To Join the Party

One of the hallmarks of the decline in gold prices from an all time high of $1920 in Sept 2011 (as
the market collapsed by 26%)  was the significant long liquidation of speculative positions by
gold futures traders on the CME in New York….