(01-333) Trading Hours Through November 2

NOTICE # 01-333
October 4, 2001

TO: All Exchange Members
All Exchange Member Firms

FROM: J. Robert Collins, Jr., President

RE: Trading Hours Through November 2

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will abide
by the following trading hours, beginning Monday, October 8, through Friday,
November 2:

OPEN OUTCRY SESSIONS
COMEX Division futures and options contracts:

Contract Time
Copper 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Aluminum 9:05 AM to 1:05 PM
Gold 9:05 AM to 1:05 PM
Silver 9:10 AM to 1:10 PM
Eurotop 100
and 300
futures 8:45 AM to 11:00 AM

NYMEX Division futures and options contracts:

Contract Time
Palladium Futures 8:40 AM to 1:00 PM
Platinum 8:45 AM to 1:05 PM
Propane Futures 9:20 AM to 1:10 PM
Natural Gas 10:00 AM to
2:30 PM
Brent Crude Oil 9:45 AM to 2:30 PM
Light, Sweet Crude Oil 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Heating Oil 10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Unleaded Gasoline 10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Crack Spread Options 10:05 AM to
2:30 PM
Brent/WTI Spread Options 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Coal Futures 10:30 AM to
2:00 PM

NYMEX ACCESS
TRADING
Internet-based NYMEX ACCESS
will be available from 7:00 PM Sunday night and
3:15 PM Monday through Thursday until 8:00 AM for the next morning for
metals futures and 9:00 AM the next morning for all energy futures contracts
other than propane. Propane will be traded on the system from 5:00 PM to
7:00 PM Monday through Thursday.

There will be a 20-minute pre-opening session for orders to be entered
immediately prior to each evening session.

FUTURE _PLANS
The Exchange anticipates resuming regular trading hours beginning on Monday,
November 5. Please stay posted for further information.