New York Mercantile Exchange To Expand NYMEX ACCESS® And NYMEX Clearport® Trading Hours

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will extend NYMEX ACCESS® and NYMEX ClearPort® trading hours for trade date March 13.

NYMEX ACCESS® trading hours for the NYMEX Division will end at 9:50 AM on Monday to Friday, instead of at 9:30 AM.

The pre–open break from 9:30 AM to 10 AM on Monday to Friday for NYMEX miNYTM crude oil, heating oil, and gasoline futures contracts will be eliminated. The new trading hours will be 7:00 PM Sunday through 2:30 PM Monday and 3:15 PM Monday to 2:30 PM Friday, with a 45–minute break each day between 2:30 PM and 3:15 PM.