Notice to Members
Notice No. 33
02/05/2002
Final Determination of Categories of Eligibility of Proposed Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc.
Please be advised that the Membership Subcommittee has made the following determinations as to the positions and/or categories for which those individuals who were recommended as proposed candidates for the 2002 elections are eligible to run:

1. Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "VICE CHAIRMAN" of the Board": (ONE three-year term)

Robert Coakley (SWIM) Mitchell Steinhause (STEN)

2. Recommended as Proposed Nominee for "Public Director: (ONE three-year term)

Melvyn Falis

3. Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "Equity Holder": (ONE three-year term)

Joseph Cicchetti James Mindling Robert Sahn

4. Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "Director*": (ONE three-year term: FCM, Local Floor Broker, At Large) (ONE three-year term, ONE two-year term: Trade)

Eric Bolling (RBI) - Local Richard Buccellato (BUCC) - Local Daniel Dicker (DANO) - Local A. George Gero (ANT) - FCM/Trade Vincent Greenan (VENO) - Floor Broker/FCM Stephen Forman - FCM/Trade Steven Karvellas (KVL) - Floor Broker/Local Kevin McDonnell (KMAC) - Local Richard Schaeffer (SHAF) - FCM

*In addition to the categories specified above, ALL of these individuals (i.e., those individuals recommended as proposed nominees in the "Director" category are also eligible to be nominated for the category of "At Large." If an individual has no category listed next to his name, he or she is only eligible to run for the "At Large" category.

TO BE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED, EACH PROPOSED NOMINEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY A DECLARATION WHICH STATES THAT CATEGORY IN WHICH THE PERSON INTENDS TO STAND FOR ELECTION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A DECLARATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY BY 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2002 WILL RENDER THE PROPOSED NOMINEE INELIGIBLE TO RUN IN ANY CATEGORY.

Note, only those persons who were proposed by January 22, 2002 will be permitted to be officially nominated.

Ballots will be mailed on or about February 26, 2002.

The election will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2002.

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com