Notice # 02-19
January 10, 2002

TO:	All NYMEX Division Members
			All NYMEX Division Clearing Members
			All COMEX Division Members
			All COMEX Division Clearing Members

FROM:		J. Robert Collins, Jr., President

RE:			NYMEX ACCESS
 Session to Close at 9 AM on Friday

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There will be no Henry Hub natural gas swap trading on NYMEX ACCESS 

session after 9 AM on Friday, January 11, so that maintenance can be
performed on the system.

Tomorrow's allocation periods will be from 8 AM to 8:30 AM for metals
traders and 9 AM to 9:30 AM for energy traders; and the clearing member
allocation periods will be from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM for the metals markets
and 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM for the energy markets.