Notice to Members
Notice No. 498
10/25/2005
NYMEX miNY™ Migration Production Guideline For FIX Trading Firms
As noted in previous notices to members, access to NYMEX ClearPort® Trading (CPT) will be available later next month either through the front-end trading application that will continue to be provided by NYMEX or through a FIX connection involving a proprietary or third party provider front-end trading application. In addition to the other documentation requirements noted in Notice to Members 05-282, the Exchange is establishing processes and forms for the technical review and certification by Exchange staff both of the front-end trading application as well as of the particular connection(s) using such application to be established for a specific User applicant. Accordingly, the information provided below is a guideline for those firms that will be connecting to the New York Mercantile Exchange Order Network FIX interface to trade the NYMEX miNY™ energy contracts on CPT, which will be available on that system commencing on Sunday, November 20, 2005

Please register and certify with the Exchange as soon as possible if you have not all ready done so.

Time:
Pre-Opening: 6:40 PM EST, Sunday November 20, 2005
Opening: 7:00 PM EST, Sunday November 20, 2005
Business Date: Monday, November 21, 2005

Contracts:
QMF06 - NYMEX miNY™ Crude Oil, January 06
QGZ05 - NYMEX miNY™ Natural Gas, December 05
QGF06 - NYMEX miNY™ Natural Gas, January 06

Certification:
  • Firms must certify prior to production, please schedule a time and date with Third Party Services.
  • Firms that are all ready certified, please connect and test in the certification environment.
  • Firms that have previously certified and changed their software or gateway, will need to re-certify with the Exchange.
Registration:
  • Please register on the NYMEX corporate website, http://www.nymex.com/cp_start.aspx and accept:
    a) Exchange User License Agreement
    b) Exchange Privacy Policy
    c) NYMEX ClearPort® Trading Market Data API agreement
    d) Exchange Rules
  • Upon the completion of registration, receive production user role logins from the NYMEX Customer Service Department (phone 1-800-438-8616 or e-mail custcare@nymex.com). For further information on the registration process, please visit http://www.nymex.com/neon_main.aspx and review the "Frequently Asked Questions and Other Document" section.
Automated Trading Systems (ATS) Registration:

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) requires the completion and submission of the "Automated Trading System (ATS) Registration Form" along with "Exhibit A: the "Automated Trading System Information Form" by any individual or entity that wishes to submit orders to any NYMEX Trading System via an Automated Trading System. This requirement is pursuant to the Exchange User License Agreement ("EULA") and notifies NYMEX that an authorized User or authorized User Agent intends to use an ATS to access a NYMEX Trading System service.
  • Completed ATS registration forms can be faxed to the NYMEX Customer Service Department at 212-301-4751, or e-mailed to custcare@nymex.com .
Connectivity:

Confirm connectivity via Telnet to the NYMEX production FIX environment.

Production Test:
  • Firms must be registered and certified, no exceptions.
  • Saturday November 12, 2005 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM EST The test will consist of:
    a) Entering orders to QMF6, QGZ5 and QGF06 contracts.
    b) Executing trades
    c) Clearing test trade files, 591 report (Trade Register), Final Member Trade File, and Clearing Member download files will be produced and e-mailed.
  • To register, please e-mail thirdpartyservices@nymex.com no later than Wednesday November 9th. Please include contact name(s), phone number(s) and e-mail address(es) for testing personnel.
  • For further information, please contact Third Party Services at 800-275-6215 or e-mail thirdpartyservices@nymex.com
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com