Notice No. 326
September 12, 2000


TO:
ALL MEMBERS FIRMS
ALL NYMEX CLEARING MEMBERS
ALL NYMEX OPERATIONS MANAGERS

FROM: Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

RE: Large Trader Reporting Requirements for the Mid-Columbia Electricity 
Futures Contracts
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This is a reminder that the Mid-Columbia Electricity Futures Contract will 
begin trading at 4:00 P.M. on September 14, 2000, which marks the start of 
the September 15 electronic trading session on NYMEX ACCESS. The first 
delivery month will be November 2000.  The Daily Large Trader Report 
submitted on Monday, September 18, 2000, for the close of business on 
September 15, must include reportable positions for this contract.

The quantity fixed for filing reports pursuant to Rule 9.33 (Position 
Reporting) is 25 contracts for the Mid Columbia Electricity Futures 
contracts.  If a person controls or holds a position equal to, or greater 
than, 25 contracts long or short in any one month, then all such futures and 
options on such futures whether, above the reportable level or not, shall be 
deemed reportable positions.

For the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to Rule 9.33 in a machine 
readable format, the six digit CFTC commodity code for the Mid Columbia 
Electricity Futures contract is 64656.

Please contact Martin Jacobs at (212)299-2829 if you have any technical 
questions.  Any general questions can be forwarded to Nicholas Galati, 
Associate Director of Market Surveillance, at (212)299-2920, or Bonnie H. 
Yurga, Supervisor of Market Surveillance, at (212)299-2879.


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