Notice No.  02-44
February 7, 2002


List of Candidates for
Election to the Board of Directors of
NYMEX Holdings, Inc.


Please be advised that the Office of the Corporate Secretary has received
declarations qualifying the candidacy of the following individuals to run
for election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc.  The election
will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2002.

VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
(ONE three-year term)

				Robert Coakley	(SWIM)
				Mitchell Steinhause	(STEN)

PUBLIC
(ONE three-year term)

				Melvyn Falis

FCM
(ONE three-year term)

				Richard Schaeffer	(SHAF)


LOCAL
(ONE three-year term)

				Kevin McDonnell	(KMAC)

FLOOR BROKER
(ONE three-year term)

				Vincent Greenan 	(VENO)
				Steven Karvellas	(KVL)


TRADE
(ONE three-year term/ONE two-year term)

				Stephen Forman
				A. George Gero	(ANT)


EQUITY HOLDER

(ONE three-year term)

				Joseph Cicchetti
				James Mindling
				Robert Sahn


AT LARGE

(ONE three-year term)

				Eric Bolling		(RBI)
				Richard Buccellato	(BUCC)
				Daniel Dicker		(DANO)

For your information, the candidates' member forum will be held on Thursday,
March 7, 2002.