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Subject: (00-412) Early Exchange Closing for 12/22 and 12/29/2000
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Notice # 00-412
December 4, 2000


TO:
ALL NYMEX/COMEX MEMBERS
ALL NYMEX/COMEX MEMBER FIRMS
ALL NYMEX/COMEX CLEARING FIRMS
ALL NYMEX/COMEX OPERATION MANAGERS

FROM: Stu Smith, Senior Vice President, Operations

RE: Exchange Early Closing Schedule for December 22, 2000 and December 29,=
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2000


Please be advised that the Exchange will close markets earlier on Friday,=
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December 22 and Friday, December 29, 2000, the days preceding Christmas Day=
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and New Years Day respectively.  The following early contract closing=20
schedule will be implemented:



NYMEX DIVISION

Commodity and Closing Range for December 22, 2000

Palladium Futures: 11:58 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Platinum Futures and Options: 12:08 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Heating Oil Futures and Options: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Unleaded Gasoline Futures and Options: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Propane Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Crude Oil Futures and Options: 12:58p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures and Options: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Permian Pool Natural Gas Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Alberta Natural Gas Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Gulf Coast Gasoline Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.



Commodity and Closing Range for December 29, 2000

Palladium Futures: 11:58 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Platinum Futures and Options: 12:08 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Heating Oil Futures and Options: *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Unleaded Gasoline Futures and Options: *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Propane Futures: *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Crude Oil Futures and Options: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures and Options: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Permian Pool Natural Gas Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Alberta Natural Gas Futures: 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Gulf Coast Gasoline Futures: *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.



COMEX DIVISION

Commodity and Closing Range for December 22, 2000

Aluminum Futures and Options: 11:59 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Copper Futures and Options: 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Silver Futures and Options: 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Gold Futures and Options: 12:09 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.
The Eurotop 100 & 300 contracts will conduct normal trading hours.

Commodity and Closing Range for December 29, 2000

Aluminum Futures and Options: 11:59 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Copper Futures and Options: 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Silver Futures and Options: 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Gold Futures and Options: 12:09 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.
The Eurotop 100 & 300 contracts will conduct normal trading hours.


The NYMEX Division Late Submissions Area is scheduled to close at 2:30 p.m.=
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and the NYMEX Division Trade Correction Area will close at 3:15 p.m., the T=
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trade allocation screens will be available until 4:30 p.m.  The COMEX=20
Division=01,s OLTE System will be available for corrections until 2:30 p.m.=
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the event that you require additional time to process work, or have questio=
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regarding early close procedures, please call Fred Tantao 299-2045, Rob Sta=
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299-2067, George Henderson 299-2071, Les Faison 299-2070 (NYMEX Division) o=
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David Sherman 299-2061, Michael Campanelli 299-2072 (COMEX Division).


* Last Trading Day Spot Month - Half Hour Closing Range (12:30 pm =01) 1:00=
 pm)
* All Electricity Future and Option contracts traded on NYMEX Access will=
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close at 1:00 p.m.


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