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NOTICE # 01-333
October 4, 2001

TO:		All Exchange Members
		All Exchange Member Firms

FROM:	J. Robert Collins, Jr., President

RE:		Trading Hours Through November 2


The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will abide
by the following trading hours, beginning Monday, October 8, through Friday,
November 2:

OPEN OUTCRY SESSIONS
COMEX Division futures and options contracts:

Contract						Time
Copper						9:00 AM to   1:00 PM
Aluminum					9:05 AM to   1:05 PM
Gold						9:05 AM to   1:05 PM
Silver						9:10 AM to   1:10 PM
Eurotop 100
 and 300
 futures			8:45 AM to 11:00 AM

NYMEX Division futures and options contracts:

Contract					Time
Palladium Futures				8:40 AM to 1:00 PM
Platinum					8:45 AM to 1:05 PM
Propane Futures				9:20 AM to 1:10 PM
Natural Gas		          	          		10:00 AM to
2:30 PM
Brent Crude Oil					9:45 AM to 2:30 PM
Light, Sweet Crude Oil         	         		10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Heating Oil		          	          		10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Unleaded Gasoline	         	          		10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Crack Spread Options	          	          		10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Brent/WTI Spread Options  	          		10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Coal Futures		          	          		10:30 AM to
2:00 PM

NYMEX ACCESS
 TRADING
Internet-based NYMEX ACCESS
 will be available from 7:00 PM Sunday night and
3:15 PM Monday through Thursday until 8:00 AM for the next morning for
metals futures and 9:00 AM the next morning for all energy futures contracts
other than propane.  Propane will be traded on the system from 5:00 PM to
7:00 PM Monday through Thursday.

There will be a 20-minute pre-opening session for orders to be entered
immediately prior to each evening session.

FUTURE _PLANS
The Exchange anticipates resuming regular trading hours beginning on Monday,
November 5. Please stay posted for further information.