Notice to Members
Notice No. 333
12/11/2002
Exchange Early Closing Schedule for December 24, 2002 and December 31, 2002
Please be advised that the Exchange will close markets earlier on Tuesday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 31, 2002, the business days preceding Christmas Day and New Years Day respectively. The following early contract closing schedule will be implemented:

NYMEX DIVISION
Commodity Closing Range Closing Range
December 24, 2002 December 31, 2002
Palladium Futures 11:58 a.m. - 12:00 noon 11:58 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Platinum Futures and Options 12:08 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. 12:08 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Propane Futures 12:13 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. *12:13 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Coal Futures 12:28 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:28 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WTI Crude Oil Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Heating Oil Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Unleaded Gasoline Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Gasoline & Heating Oil Crack Options 12:58p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Gulf Coast Gasoline Futures 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Calendar Spread Options 12:58p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

COMEX DIVISION

Aluminum Futures and Options 11:59 a.m. - 12:00 noon 11:59 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Copper Futures and Options 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Silver Futures and Options 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Gold Futures and Options 12:09 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. 12:09 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.


The NYMEX Trade Processing Area will close at 3:00 p.m., the allocation system within TMS will be available until 4:30 p.m. The COMEX Division's OLTE System will be available for corrections until 2:30 p.m.

* Last Trading Day Spot Month - Half Hour Closing Range (12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)

Note: All e-miNY contracts open and close simultaneous with their corresponding big contract.
          All ACCESS contracts including the OTC contract will close at 1:00 pm.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com