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NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - New York Mercantile Exchange Inc (NMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it will raise margin requirements for its gold and silver futures contracts, effective at Thursday's close.
NYMEX often adjusts these requirements to mitigate risks for itself and participants according to changing market conditions.
Late Wednesday, NYMEX said in a statement that margins for its COMEX gold futures contract will increase to $3,000 from $2,500 for clearing and non-clearing members, and to $4,050 from $3,375 for customers.
Margins for the COMEX miNY gold futures contract will increase to $1,500 from $1,250 for clearing and non-clearing members, and to $2,025 from $1,688 for customers.
Margins for the COMEX Asian gold futures contract will increase to $965 from $804 for clearing and non-clearing members and to $1,303 from $1,085 for customers.
Margins for the silver futures contract will increase to $4,500 from $3,000 for clearing and non-clearing members, and to $6,075 from $4,050 for customers.
Margins for COMEX miNY silver futures contract will increase to $2,250 from $1,500 for clearing and non-clearing members, and to $3,038 from $2,025 for customers.
In a separate statement, NYMEX said the volume of gold futures trading on the CME Globex electronic platform reached a record of 210,413 lots on Wednesday, surpassing the prior record of 198,740 contracts on Oct. 16. (Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by John Picinich)