OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2007. According to the decision taken by the RTS Derivatives market committee for the period of New Year's holidays the size of Initial margin for futures contracts on sugar will be increased.

The increase of initial margin for the period of holidays will be performed in the following way:

Futures contracts on sugar will get: on December 20 – 27 - 12%; on December 27-January 9, 2008 - 20%.