Final List of Proposed Nominees

Please be advised that the following represents the final list of those persons who were recommended as proposed Director nominees for the 2006 elections:

• Recommended as Proposed Nominees for “Director”:

FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT

(ONE three-year term)

                                                Thomas Lehrkinder 

                                                John McNamara                    (JLMC) 

Bruce Seidmon

Steven Winter

LOCAL

(ONE three-year term)

John Devivo                           (DEVO)

Daniel Dicker                         (DANO)

                                                David Greenberg                  (DGRE)

                                                Robert Halper                        (HPR)

                                                David Kimmel                        (KIML)

                                                William Nugent                      (NUGE)

                                                Harry Shulman                       (IAGO)

                                                Frank Siciliano                      (POLO)

                                                Dominic Vassallo                  (VASS)

FLOOR BROKER

(ONE three-year term; ONE one-year term)

                                                Stephen Ardizzone               (ZONE)

                                                Thomas Cunningham           (TAC)

                                                Mark Dimon                           (OIL)

                                                Alex Greenberg                     (AXL)

Jesse Harte                           (JESE)

Scott Hess                             (HESS)

William Nugent                      (NUGE)

Aron Schnell                          (AS)

James Sims                          (JMS)

TRADE

(ONE three-year term)

                                                David Blumenthal

Jesse Harte                           (JESE)

Ronald Oppenheimer

Thomas Ross

AT LARGE

(ONE three-year term)

                                                Neil Citrone                            (CITR)

Thomas Cunningham           (TAC)

Daniel Dicker                                    (DANO)

                                                Mark Dimon                           (OIL)

                                                David Kimmel                        (KIML)

                                                William Nugent                      (NUGE)

                                                Harry Shulman                       (IAGO)

                                                James Sims                          (JMS)

EQUITY HOLDER

(ONE three-year term; ONE one-year term)

Theodore Andreasian

Joseph Cicchetti

Adam Faber

David Jones

David Lazarus

Michel Marks

James Mindling

Robert Pressner

Gerald Rafferty

Daniel Rappaport

Robert Sahn

David Sherman

David Stern

Harvey Wachman

Howard Wolfson

PUBLIC

(TWO three-year terms)

                                                Napier Collyns

Michael Epstein

Howard Gabler

E. Bulkeley Griswold

Charles Nastro

Henry Weissblatt

After January 27, 2006, the Subcommittee will convene to make its determination as to the eligibility of the proposed nominees to run in the category for which he was proposed or otherwise qualified.  Such determination will be immediately posted.  Should the Subcommittee determine that a proposed candidate is ineligible to run in the category for which he was recommended, written notice thereof shall immediately be submitted to that person.  To assist the Subcommittee, NYMEX members may submit information regarding the eligibility of a proposed nominee to the Subcommittee.  All such submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2006 at the Office of the Corporate Secretary.  In addition, a proposed nominee may appeal the Subcommittee’s categorization.  Such appeal must be made by 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2006.  The Subcommittee will consider the appeal and make a final ruling no later than February 14, 2006.  At that time, the Subcommittee will assign the proposed nominees to the proper categories, regardless of the category for which the proposed nominee was originally recommended. 

TO BE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED, EACH PROPOSED NOMINEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY A DECLARATION WHICH STATES THE CATEGORY IN WHICH THE PERSON INTENDS TO STAND FOR ELECTION.  FAILURE TO SUBMIT A DECLARATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY BY 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2006 WILL RENDER THE PROPOSED NOMINEE INELIGIBLE TO RUN IN ANY CATEGORY.

Note, only those persons who were proposed by January 27, 2006 will be permitted to be officially nominated.

A candidates’ forum is scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 9, 2006.

The election will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

Should you have any questions regarding the aforementioned, please contact Christopher Bowen at (212) 299-2200 or Donna Talamo at (212) 299-2372.