Notice No.:  02-18
January 10, 2002


TO:		ALL COMEX DIVISION MEMBERS

FROM:	M. Dawn Lowe
		Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary

SUBJECT:	Delisting the FTSE Eurotop 100
 Futures Contract


The COMEX Governors Committee and the NYMEX Board of Directors have voted to
delist the FTSE Eurotop 100
 Contract.

The FTSE Eurotop 100
 Contract Terms and Conditions affect a "Special
Matter" under the terms of the COMEX By-Laws.  Accordingly, COMEX Division
Members have ten (10) days to submit a petition signed by owners of at least
155 COMEX Division Memberships requesting a vote for the COMEX Division
Members to disapprove the amendments, pursuant to the procedures set forth
under COMEX By-Law 205(D).  Following this 10-day period, if a petition is
not received, or if the amendment is not disapproved, the Proposed Contract
Terms and Conditions and the Rule Amendments will be submitted to the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

If you have any questions, please contact Jay Gottlieb at 212-299-2607.