(01-140) List of Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors

April 24, 2001
Notice No.: 01-140

To:
All NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Stockholders

From:
Donna M. Talamo, Director
Office of the Corporate Secretary

Re:
List of Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX
Holdings, Inc.

Please be advised that the Office of the Corporate Secretary has received
declarations which qualify the following candidates to run for election to
the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. The election will be held
on Wednesday, May 23, 2001.

EQUITY HOLDER
(THREE vacancies)
(Terms expiring 2004, 2003 and 2002)

Cataldo Capozza
Joseph Cicchetti
Steven Crystal
Stephen Durante
Steven Errera
Joel Faber
Gary Lapayover
Stanley Levin
David Lazarus
Michel Marks
John Moore
Stephen Renov
Robert Sahn
Sol Tanne
Howard Wolfson
James Zamora

FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT
(ONE vacancy)
(Term expiring 2003)

John McNamara (JLMC)
Stanley Meierfeld (STAN)
Peter Meyer (WIM)

PUBLIC
(ONE vacancy)
(Term expiring 2002)

George Burman
Melvyn Falis
Lee White

For your information, the candidates' forum will be held on Wednesday, May
9, 2001 in the Board Rooms of the Exchange.

A proxy statement(s) and proxy card(s) (formerly called ballots) in
connection with the election will be mailed to you on or about May 1, 2001.

If you have any questions regarding the aforementioned, you may contact me
at
(212) 299-2372.

Carr Futures
150 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Tel: 312-368-6149
Fax: 312-368-2281
soblander@carrfut.com
http://www.carrfut.com