NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION

NON-MEMBER:

Bold Trading Pty Ltd.

NYMEX RULE VIOLATION:

562. POSITION LIMIT VIOLATIONS (in part)

Any positions in excess of those permitted under the rules of the Exchange shall be deemed position limit violations.

FINDINGS:

Pursuant to an offer of settlement in which Bold Trading Pty Ltd. (“Bold”) neither admitted nor denied the findings, conclusions or any rule violations upon which the penalty is based, on November 17, 2021, a Panel of the NYMEX Business Conduct Committee (“Panel”) found that at the close of business on January 22, 2021, accounts owned or controlled by Bold, which were aggregated for the purposes of Exchange position limits, held a futures-equivalent position of 1,439.996 short February 2021 Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures, which was 439.996 contracts (43.99%) over the standard position limit that went into effect on trade date January 25, 2021.

The Panel concluded that Bold thereby violated NYMEX Rule 562.

PENALTY:

In accordance with the settlement offer, the Panel ordered Bold to pay a fine to the Exchange in the amount of $25,000.