Notice to Members
Notice No. 617
11/29/2006
Listing the Nine (9) COMEX/NYMEX Metals Futures Contracts on CME Globex®
Beginning on Sunday evening, December 3, 2006 (for trade date December 4, 2006), the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. will list the COMEX miNY Gold, COMEX miNY Silver, COMEX miNY™ Copper, London Copper Grade A, London Primary Aluminium, London SHG Zinc, Asian Gold, Asian Platinum, and Asian Palladium Contracts on the CME Globex® platform.

These new contracts will be financially settled. The details of the contracts are as follows:

Contracts
Symbols
Listed Contract Months Contract Size
COMEX miNY Gold:
QO
All months as the Floor contracts, except the current month 50 troy ounces
COMEX miNY Silver:
QI
All months as the Floor contracts, except the current month 2,500 troy ounces
COMEX miNY Copper:
QC
All months as the Floor contracts, except the current month 12,500 pounds
London Copper Grade A:
LK
24 consecutive months, beginning with the current month 5 metric tons
London Primary Aluminium:
LA
24 consecutive months, beginning with the current month 10 metric tons
London SHG Zinc:
LZ
24 consecutive months, beginning with the current month 10 metric tons
Asian Gold:
QS
12 consecutive months, beginning with the next month 1,000 grams
Asian Platinum:
QR
12 consecutive months, beginning with the next month 500 grams
Asian Palladium:
QT
12 consecutive months, beginning with the next month 500 grams


Trading Hours:
The contracts are available for trading on the CME Globex® trading platform from 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, Eastern Time, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM.

Member: $0.40
Blended: $0.58
Non-Member: $0.75


Note: Cash Settlement Fees are waived for all of these financially settled contracts, and the EFM Fees are also waived for the three (3) COMEX miNY contracts.
Please contact the NYMEX Marketing hotline at 212-299-2301, or email NymexMarketing@nymex.com with any questions. In addition, please visit www.nymexonglobex.com for other additional information.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com