Notice No. 02-83
March 21, 2002

TO:                 	ALL NYMEX DIVISION MEMBERS AND MEMBER FIRMS
                        ALL NYMEX DIVISION CLEARING FIRMS
                        ALL NYMEX DIVISION OPERATIONS MANAGERS
FROM:            J. Robert Collins, Jr., President
SUBJECT:       MARGIN RATE CHANGE FOR NEW YORK HARBOR UNLEADED GASOLINE
FUTURES CONTRACTS
Effective Date: 	Friday March 22, 2002 (close of business)
Futures Contracts:	New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline
Contract Months:	All Months
Rate Change:

NYMEX Division Margins on New York Harbor Unleaded Futures Contracts
Clearing Member (Maintenance Margin):		New:  $2,500		Old:
$2,000
Member Customer (Initial Margin):			New:  $2,750
Old:  $2,200
Non-Member Customer (Initial Margin):		New:  $3,375		Old:
$2,700

Should you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Arthur
McCoy at (212) 299-2928 or Joe Sanguedolce at (212) 299-2855.  This notice
supersedes all previous notices regarding outright margins for the NYMEX New
York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contracts.