February 5, 2002
Notice No.:  02-33

Final Determination of Categories of Eligibility of Proposed Nominees for
Election to the Board of Directors of
NYMEX Holdings, Inc.


Please be advised that the Membership Subcommittee has made the following
determinations as to the positions and/or categories for which those
individuals who were recommended as proposed candidates for the 2002
elections are eligible to run:

1.  Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "VICE CHAIRMAN" of the
     Board":
(ONE three-year term)

					Robert Coakley	(SWIM)
					Mitchell Steinhause	(STEN)

2.  Recommended as Proposed Nominee for "Public Director:
(ONE three-year term)

					Melvyn Falis

3.  Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "Equity Holder":
(ONE three-year term)

					Joseph Cicchetti
					James Mindling
					Robert Sahn

4.  Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "Director*":
(ONE three-year term:  FCM, Local Floor Broker, At Large)
(ONE three-year term, ONE two-year term:  Trade)

Eric Bolling (RBI) - Local
Richard Buccellato (BUCC) - Local
Daniel Dicker (DANO) - Local
A. George Gero (ANT) - FCM/Trade
Vincent Greenan (VENO) - Floor Broker/FCM
Stephen Forman - FCM/Trade
Steven Karvellas (KVL) - Floor Broker/Local
Kevin McDonnell (KMAC) - Local
Richard Schaeffer (SHAF) - FCM



*In addition to the categories specified above, ALL of these individuals
(i.e., those individuals recommended as proposed nominees in the "Director"
category are also eligible to be nominated for the category of "At Large."
If an individual has no category listed next to his name, he or she is only
eligible to run for the "At Large" category.

TO BE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED, EACH PROPOSED NOMINEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY A DECLARATION WHICH STATES THAT
CATEGORY IN WHICH THE PERSON INTENDS TO STAND FOR ELECTION.  FAILURE TO
SUBMIT A DECLARATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY BY 5:00 P.M.
ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2002 WILL RENDER THE PROPOSED NOMINEE INELIGIBLE TO
RUN IN ANY CATEGORY.

Note, only those persons who were proposed by January 22, 2002 will be
permitted to be officially nominated.

Ballots will be mailed on or about February 26, 2002.

The election will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2002.


Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact
Christopher Bowen at (212) 299-2200 or Donna Talamo at (212) 299-2372.