Notice to Members
Notice No. 185 05/21/2004
Exchange Early Closing Schedule for May 28, 2004
Please be advised that the Exchange will close markets earlier on Friday, May 28, 2004, the business day preceding Memorial Day. The following early contract closing schedule will be implemented: NYMEX Division Commodity Closing Range Palladium Futures 11:58 a.m. - 12:00 noon Platinum Futures and Options 12:08 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. Propane Futures *12:13 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. PJM Electricity *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Heating Oil Futures and Options *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Gasoline Futures and Options *12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Light, Sweet Crude Oil Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Brent Crude Oil Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Brent/WTI Spread Option 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures and Options 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Gasoline & Heating Oil Crack Options 12:58p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Calendar Spread Options 12:58p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Average Price Options (APO) 12:58 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. COMEX Division Commodity Closing Range Aluminum Futures and Options 11:59 a.m. - 12:00 noon Copper Futures and Options 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. Silver Futures and Options 12:04 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. Gold Futures and Options 12:09 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. The NYMEX Division Trade Processing Area will close at 3:00 p.m., the allocation system within TMS will be available until 5:15 p.m. The COMEX Division OLTE System will be available for corrections until 2:30 p.m. In the event that you require additional time to process work, or have questions regarding early close procedures, please call the floor operations department. Note: All e-miNY(sm) contracts open and close simultaneous with their corresponding big contract. All NYMEX ACCESS® and NYMEX ClearPort(sm) contracts will close at 1:00 PM. * Last Trading Day Spot Month - Half Hour Close HO, HU & JM (12:30 pm – 1:00 pm), PN (11:45 am – 12:15 pm)
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