Prior Notice to Members No. 06-678 from December 27, 2006, addressed use of suspense accounts by Floor Members for orders placed in the Globex® system. This Notice is issued as a reminder regarding proper use of suspense accounts.

With specific reference to the placement of type 2 and 4 customer orders, Floor Members or authorized NYMEX and COMEX Broker Assistants (“NBAs” or CBAs,” respectively) may utilize a suspense account for purposes of order entry. The suspense account should NOT be the general personal trading account which the Member uses for his/her personal trading. The account must be a second personal account which the Floor Member (or trading assistant) has established with his/her Primary Clearing Member (“PCM”) solely for the purpose of Globex® customer orders subject to reallocation with the consent of such PCM. All trades executed in the suspense account must still otherwise have a floor order ticket associated with the order. Reallocation of the execution must be completed within one hour of the execution on the Globex® system other than orders which are otherwise eligible for post-execution (end-of-day) allocation.

The suspense account may also be used for type 3 orders and must also adhere to the policies stated above