Notice to Members
Notice No. 575
11/02/2006
COMEX Spot Month Copper Position Limit Increase, and Amendment to NYMEX Rule 9.27, Expiration Month Limit
Based on the current COMEX Copper warehouse stocks and pursuant to Exchange Rule 104.47(b), the Control Committee has decided to increase the Copper Futures spot month position limit from 250 contracts to 400 contracts, effective the close of business Thursday, November 2, 2006 for trade date November 3, 2006.

Chapter 9, Appendix A has been amended accordingly, as follows:

(Strikethrough in bold indicates deletion; italics in bold indicates addition.)

Contract Name
Rule Chapter
Commodity
Code
All/ Any One Month
Accountability Level
Expiration Month Limit
Reporting Level
Aggregate
Into (1)
Aggregate
Into (2)
 
 
 
Rule 9.26
Rule 9.27
Rule 9.34
 
 
Metals              
COMEX Division- Copper Contract Rules
111
HG
5,000
250 400
25
HG
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