Message-ID: <10255599.1075855434475.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:04:13 -0800 (PST) From: marketing@nymex.com To: marketing@nymex.com Subject: (01-427) EXCHANGE EXTENDS ABBREVIATED TRADING HOURS INDEFINITELY 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\Inbox X-Origin: Jones-T X-FileName: tjones (Non-Privileged).pst Notice No. 01-427 December 6, 2001 TO: All NYMEX and COMEX Division Members All Clearing Members and Member Firms FROM: J. Robert Collins, Jr., President RE: EXCHANGE EXTENDS ABBREVIATED TRADING HOURS INDEFINITELY The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would extend the abbreviated trading hours currently in place indefinitely. The Exchange board made this decision in light of continued commuting concerns and the heavier-than-normal volumes experienced by the Exchange, despite the reduced hours. Trading hours are as follows: Contract Open Outcry Trading NYMEX ACCESS Trading Copper 8:10 AM to 1:00 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Aluminum 8:15AM to 12:55 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Gold 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Silver 9:05 AM to 1:25 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Eurotop 100 and 300 futures 8:15 AM to 11:00 AM Platinum 8:20 AM to 1:05 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Palladium 8:30 AM to 1 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM Propane 9:20 AM to 1:10 PM 5 to 7 PM, Mon. - Thurs. Natural Gas 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM* 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM Brent Crude Oil 9:45 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM Light, Sweet Crude Oil 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM Heating Oil 10:05 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM Unleaded Gasoline 10:05 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM 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 *Natural gas futures and options will close at 2:45 PM on any futures termination day that falls on a Wednesday.