Notification of Amendment to Termination of Trading Rule for the Colombian Peso Futures Contract (V2)

Please be advised that, beginning with the November 2010 contract month, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) will implement an amendment to Rule 972.06 (“Termination of Trading”) of the Colombian Peso Futures contract (Commodity code V2; Chapter 972). 

The Exchange is amending the termination of trading for the contract such that the last trading day is the second, rather than the third, Wednesday of the delivery month. 

The Colombian Peso Futures contract is listed for trading on the NYMEX trading floor and for clearing through CME ClearPort^®. 

The amendment to Rule 972.06 is provided below in blackline.

(underline indicates addition; strikethrough indicates deletion)

Rule 972.06      Termination of Trading

The last trading day for NYMEX Colombian Peso Futures Contracts shall be the Second Third Wednesday of the corresponding trading month of the underlying Colombian Peso futures. In the event that the Second Third Wednesday of the month is a Colombian national holiday, the termination of trading will occur on the first business day immediately preceding the Second third Wednesday of the month.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Robert Biolsi at (212) 299-2610.