Notice to Members

Notice No. 434
08/21/2008

Large Trader Reporting Requirements, Expiration Month Position Limits, and All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability Levels for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Allowance Futures and Option Contracts

In connection with the launch of the new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Allowance Futures contract (“RJ”) on trade date Monday, August 25, 2008, and the launch of the RGGI CO2 Allowance Options contract (“OR”) on trade date Tuesday, August 26, 2008, please note below the corresponding accountability levels (Rule 9.26), position limits (Rule 9.27) and reportable levels (Rule 9.34) for these new contracts. The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 9.33 in a machine-readable format


Contract Name	Rule Chapter	Commodity Code	All Month Accountability Level	Any One Month Accountability Level	Exemption Month Limit	Expiration Accountability Level- Penultimate and Metals Contracts	Reporting Level	Aggregate Into (1)	Aggregate Into (2)
			Rule 9.26	Rule 9.26	Rule 9.27	Rule 9.27	Rule 9.34
Emissions
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Allowance Futures Contract	873	RJ	5	2,500	1,000		25	RJ
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Allowance Option Contract	874	OR	5,000	2,500	1,000		25	RJ

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