Notice to Members
Notice No. 83
03/05/2001
Delayed Opening
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 100® futures and options and Eurotop 300® 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 ACCESS® session at 4 PM this afternoon.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com