Message-ID: <9515322.1075855432666.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:29:44 -0800 (PST) From: marketing@nymex.com To: marketing@nymex.com Subject: (01-448) EXCHANGE TO CHANGE EARLY CLOSING TIME FOR COAL Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Exchange Information @ENRON X-To: Exchange Information X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Tana_Jones_Jan2002\Jones, Tana\Deleted Items X-Origin: Jones-T X-FileName: tjones (Non-Privileged).pst Notice No. 01-448 December 28, 2001 TO: ALL EXCHANGE MEMBERS / MEMBER FIRMS ALL CLEARING MEMBERS FROM: J. ROBERT COLLINS, JR., PRESIDENT RE: EXCHANGE TO CHANGE EARLY CLOSING TIME FOR COAL The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will change the early closing time for coal futures to 12:30 P.M. for days that the Exchange has designated for early closings. These days include December 31, 2001, and January 18; February 15; May 24; August 30; and December 24 and 31 in 2002. The change reflects the abbreviated trading hours under which the Exchange has been operating since September 17 and will remain in place until the hours are extended. All other open outcry energy markets except propane futures will continue to cease at 1:00 P.M. on those days. Propane futures close at 12:15 P.M. The early closing for aluminum and palladium will remain at noon; silver and copper will end at 12:05 PM on those days; and gold and platinum will close at 12:10 P.M. Electricity futures will close at its regular time of 9 A.M.