Notice to Members
Notice No. 242
06/11/2003
Change in Contract Termination Dates for e-miNY(sm) energy futures
The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that its e-miNYsm crude oil (QM) and e-miNYsm natural gas (QG) futures contracts will terminate one day before the standard-sized light, sweet crude oil and natural gas futures contracts beginning with the August 2003 contract.

Currently, e-miNYsm trading terminates on the same day as the standard-sized contracts.

The revised e-miNYsm termination schedule is as follows:
Contract Month e-miNYsm crude oil (QM) e-miNYsm natural gas (QG)
Aug-03 21-Jul-03 28-Jul-03
September 19-Aug 26-Aug
October 19-Sep 25-Sep
November 20-Oct 28-Oct
December 19-Nov 24-Nov
Jan-04 18-Dec 24-Dec
February 16-Jan-04 27-Jan-04
March 19-Feb 24-Feb
April 19-Mar 26-Mar
May 19-Apr 27-Apr
June 19-May 25-May
July 21-Jun 25-Jun
August 19-Jul 27-Jul
September 19-Aug 26-Aug
October 20-Sep 27-Sep
November 19-Oct 26-Oct
December 18-Nov 23-Nov
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com