05/16/2006
| Commodity | Closing Range |
| Palladium Futures | 11:58 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Platinum Futures and Options | 12:08 PM – 12:10 PM |
| Propane Futures | 12:13 PM – 12:15 PM |
| Heating Oil Futures and Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Gasoline Futures and Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Light, Sweet Crude Oil Futures and Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures and Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Gasoline & Heating Oil Crack Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Calendar Spread Options | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Average Price Options (APO) | 12:58 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Brent Crude Oil Futures | 12:55 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Northwest Europe Gasoil Futures | 12:28 PM – 12:30 PM |
COMEX DIVISION
| Commodity | Closing Range |
| Aluminum Futures and Options | 11:59 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Copper Futures and Options | 12:04 PM – 12:05 PM |
| Silver Futures and Options | 12:04 PM – 12:05 PM |
| Gold Futures and Options | 12:09 PM – 12:10 PM |
The NYMEX Trade Processing Area will close at 3:00 PM, the allocation system within TMS will be available until 5:15 PM. The COMEX Division OLTE System will be available for corrections until 2:30 PM. In the event that you require additional time to process work, or have questions regarding early close procedures, please call the floor operations department.
* Last Trading Day Spot Month – Half Hour Closing Range (12:30 PM – 1:00 PM)
Note:
All NYMEX miNY™ contracts open and close simultaneous with their corresponding big contract.
All NYMEX Division contracts on NYMEX ACCESS® will close at their normal time.
All NYMEX ClearPort® Trading contracts will close at 1:00 PM.
All NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing contracts will close at 4:30 PM.
All COMEX Division futures contracts and Gold options contracts on NYMEX ACCESS® will be available for trading from 12:45 PM – 4:30 PM for Tuesday, May 30 trade date.
All NYMEX Division energy futures contracts on NYMEX ACCESS® will be available for trading from 1:45 PM – 5:00 PM for Tuesday, May 30 trade date.