| Notice to Members |
| Notice No. 376 10/07/2004 |
| Exchange Holiday Schedule 2005 |
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| The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it plans to be closed
for the following holidays in 2005: Friday, December 31, 2004* New Year's Eve (Electronic trading closed Thursday, December 30, 2004; reopens 7 PM, Sunday, January 2, 2005) Monday, January 17* Martin Luther King Day (Electronic trading closed Sunday, January 16; reopens 7 PM, January 17) Monday, February 21* President's Day (Electronic trading closed Sunday, February 20; reopens 7 PM, February 21) Friday, March 25 Good Friday (Electronic trading closed Thursday, March 24; reopens 7 PM, March 27) Monday, May 30* Memorial Day (Electronic trading closed Sunday, May 29; reopens 7 PM, May 30) Monday, July 4* Independence Day (Electronic trading closed Sunday, July 3; reopens 7 PM, July 4) Monday, September 5* Labor Day (Electronic trading closed Sunday, September 4; reopens 7 PM, September 5) Thursday, November 24 Thanksgiving Friday, November 25 (Electronic trading closed Wednesday and Thursday, November 23 and 24; reopens 7 PM, November 27) Monday, December 26* Christmas Holiday (Electronic trading closed Sunday, December 25; reopens 7 PM, December 26) Monday, January 2* New Year's Holiday (Electronic trading closed Sunday, January 1, 2006; reopens 7 PM, January 2) *Early closing on the business day preceding the holiday: Energy markets
close at 1 PM. Aluminum and palladium close at 12 noon; copper and silver at
12:05 PM; and platinum and gold at 12:10 PM. |
| Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com |