TO:
All New York Mercantile Exchange members

FROM:
Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

RE:
Delayed Opening

DATE:
March 5, 2001

Notice 01-83
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The executive committee of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has decided to 
delay the opening of all Exchange metals markets by two hours tomorrow and 
all Exchange energy markets by one hour due to anticipated transportation 
delays because of inclement weather in the New York metropolitan area.

The Eurotop 100c futures and options and Eurotop 300c futures markets will 
open at 10 AM.

Other openings will be as follows:

Aluminum futures and options: 9:50 AM
Copper futures and options and palladium futures: 10:10 AM
Platinum and gold futures and options 10:20 AM
Silver futures and options: 10:25 AM
Natural gas futures and options and propane futures: 10:30 AM
Light, sweet crude oil futures and options: 10:45 AM
Heating oil and unleaded gasoline futures and options: 10:50 AM

Electricity futures and options and Middle East crude, which are traded 
electronically, will begin trading with the start of the NYMEX ACCESSc 
session at 4 PM this afternoon.

This information is subject to change based on further weather reports and 
actual snow fall.  For the most current information, the Exchange is advising 
that individuals check Fastfacts, the Exchange,s 24-hour information service, 
at (212) 301-4871 and use extension 900 for announcements, or log onto the 
Exchange,s world wide web home page on the Internet- www.nymex.com.


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