Notice to Members
Notice No. 182
06/19/2002
Amendments to NYMEX Rule 6.40B, Trading at Settlement (Pilot Program), Rule 6.57, Post-Close Trading Session, and Rule 6.57A, End of Week Trading Session – Codification of Crosstrade Prohibitions
Effective June 18, 2002, NYMEX Rules 6.40B, 6.57 and 6.57A have been amended to reflect existing crosstrade prohibitions for TAS, post-close and end-of-week trading sessions (see attachments). NYMEX Rule 6.40B ["Trading at Settlement (Pilot Program)"], as amended, clarifies that it is impermissible to execute TAS orders by means of a crosstrade. Amendments to NYMEX Rules 6.57 and 6.57A, which govern post-close and end-of-week trading procedures, clarify that crosstrades during these trading sessions are prohibited.

NOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO NYMEX RULE 6.40B
["TRADING AT SETTLEMENT (PILOT PROGRAM)"]

(Bold indicates additions; strike-outs indicate deletions.)


Rule 6.40B. TRADING AT SETTLEMENT (PILOT PROGRAM)

(A) Trading at Settlement Procedure. A floor member may enter into a transaction at the settlement price through open outcry with another floor member in any futures contract and delivery month specified in Section (C) (D) of this rule. Any such trade (collectively referred to as a trading at settlement or "TAS") shall be made by open outcry no later than 2:30 p.m. (except in Heating Oil where such trades may only take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) or such other time as designated by the Board on that same trading day in the trading ring designated for trading in the particular contract.

(B) Prohibition on TAS Cross Trades. A Floor Member who has in hand buy and sell TAS orders of different principals for the same eligible commodity for future delivery in the same eligible delivery month shall not execute such orders directly between such principals.

(B) (C) Reporting and Recordation. All TAS transactions shall be identified as such on the executing member's trading records prepared in accordance with Rule 6.10 ("Reporting of Trades Executed on the Trading Floor").

(C) (D) Transactions Eligible for Board Approval For Trading at Settlement Procedures. The Board may, by resolution, authorize the execution of transactions in any or all of the futures contracts and delivery months specified below pursuant to the TAS order procedures set forth in this Rule 6.40B.

Futures Contract Delivery Month
Light Sweet Crude Oil Spot Month (except on the last trading day)
Brent Crude Oil Spot Month (except on the last trading day)
Second Nearby Month (i.e., calendar month following the Spot Month) but only on the last 5 trading days of the Spot Month
Heating Oil Spot Month (except on the last trading day)
Natural Gas Spot Month (except on the last trading day)
Unleaded Gasoline Spot Month (except on the last trading day)

(D) (E) This pilot program shall expire on the following dates:

Futures Contract Expiration Date
Crude Oil Extended until further notice
Heating Oil June 30, 2002
Natural Gas Extended until further notice
Unleaded Gasoline June 30, 2002


NOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO NYMEX RULES 6.57 AND 6.57A

(Bold indicates additions; strike-outs indicate deletions.)


Rule 6.57. POST-CLOSE TRADING SESSION

Fifteen (15) minutes after the close of trading in all energy futures contracts except electricity futures, which are traded on NYMEX ACCESSâ only, or five (5) minutes after the closing range is established for all applicable contract month other than contract months in the Sour Crude Oil futures contract, whichever is later, trading shall resume for a period of two (2) minutes (the "Session") in all energy and metals futures contracts, subject to the following conditions:

(A) Trading during the Session shall be limited to the first twelve (12) listed delivery months;

(B) Except as provided in Paragraph (C) below, trades occurring during the Session for a particular contract month of a futures contract shall be executed openly and competitively at a price within the daily trading range of the applicable contract month for that futures contract and as further expanded above the daily high and below the daily low only for the contracts listed below provided however that no such expanded trading range may exceed the price fluctuation limits in effect for the applicable contract as of the end of the RTH session:

Contract Additional Ticks
Crude Oil 20 ticks
Natural Gas 50 ticks
Unleaded Gasoline 50 ticks
Heating Oil 50 ticks

(C) During the Session, Floor Members, Floor Brokers and their customers may participate in the same manner as trading occurring during the regular RTH session, except that any order submitted during the RTH session, including but not limited to resting orders such as stop orders, limit orders and good until cancelled (GTC) orders, will be deemed to have expired as of the end of RTH for purposes of this Session. Accordingly, in the event that a market participant with such an expired order seeks to participate in the Session, a new order must be submitted.

(D) Prices for trades executed during the Session shall be reported on public ticker services as current market prices and trades executed during the Session shall not be considered in determining any settlement price; and

(E) Floor Members executing trades during the Session shall mark a line across their trading cards prior to the entry of a Session trade.

(F) Prohibition on Cross-Trades. A Floor Member who has in hand at any time in the post-close session buy and sell orders of different principals for the same commodity for future delivery in the same delivery month shall not execute such orders directly between such principals.

Rule 6.57A. END OF WEEK TRADING SESSION

On the last trading day of the calendar week, and, in any week when an Exchange holiday falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday on the trading day preceding such midweek Exchange holiday, there shall be no post-close trading session provided on the trading floor pursuant to Rule 6.57. Instead, on such dates, an end of week trading session (the "End of Week Session'') shall commence on the trading floor pursuant to this rule and subsequent to the close. Except as otherwise provided by the President or the President's designee for a particular trade date, such End of Week Session shall commence twenty (20) minutes after the close of trading in such NYMEX Division futures contracts as designated by the Board and shall continue for a period of five (5) minutes in such futures contracts, subject to the following conditions:

(A) Trading during the End of Week Session shall be limited to the first twelve (12) listed delivery months;

(B) Trades occurring during the End of Week Session for a particular contract month of a futures contract shall be executed openly and competitively at a price within the daily trading range of the applicable contract month for that futures contract and as further expanded above the daily high and below the daily low only for the contracts listed below provided however that no such expanded trading range may exceed the price fluctuation limits in effect for the applicable contract as of the end of the RTH session:

Contract Additional Ticks
Crude Oil 20 ticks
Natural Gas 50 ticks
Unleaded Gasoline 50 ticks
Heating Oil 50 ticks

(C) During the End of Week Session, Floor Members, Floor Brokers and their customers may participate in the same manner as trading occurring during the regular RTH session, except that any order submitted during the RTH session, including but not limited to resting orders such as stop orders, limit orders and good until cancelled (GTC) orders, will be deemed to have expired as of the end of RTH for purposes of this End of Week Session. Accordingly, in the event that a market participant with such an expired order seeks to participate in the End of Week Session, a new order must be submitted;

(D) Prices for trades executed during the End of Week Session shall be reported on public ticker services;

(E) Current market prices and trades executed during the End of Week Session shall not be considered in determining any settlement price; and

(F) Floor Members executing trades during the End of Week Session shall mark a line across their trading cards prior to the entry of an End of Week Session trade.

(G) Prohibition on Cross-Trades. A Floor Member who has in hand at any time in the end-of-week session buy and sell orders of different principals for the same commodity for future delivery in the same delivery month shall not execute such orders directly between such principals.
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