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.