New York Mercantile Exchange To Further Expand NYMEX Access® Trading Hours

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will extend NYMEX ACCESS® trading hours to include an additional Friday afternoon trading session, beginning on March 17 for trade date March 20.

Under the extended trading hours, all NYMEX Division energy products traded on ACCESS® will now have an additional trading session from 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM New York time each Friday afternoon and preceding all major holidays. The trade date for the additional trading session will be the following business day.

NYMEX ACCESS® trading hours for COMEX Division products will remain 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM New York time for the Friday afternoon sessions.