Notice no. 00-381
November 6, 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

RE: Reminder - Exchange Early Closing Schedule for November 22, 2000


Please be reminded that the Exchange will close all markets earlier on 
Wednesday, November 22, 2000, the day preceding Thanksgiving.  The following 
early contract closing schedule will be implemented:


Commodity and Closing Range

NYMEX DIVISION

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 Optioins: 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

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


* All Electricity Future and Option contracts traded on NYMEX Access will 
close at 1:00 p.m.




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