Nymex Announces Next Week's Trading Hours

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced the following trading hours for the week of October 1, 2001:

COMEX Division futures and options contracts:

• 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 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

NYMEX Division futures and options contracts:

• 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 2:00 PM Mon, Tue, Thur., Fri., to 2:30 PM, Wed.
• Brent Crude Oil 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
• Light, Sweet Crude Oil 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Heating Oil 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Unleaded Gasoline 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Crack Spread Options 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Brent/WTI Spread Options 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Coal Futures 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM

Internet-based NYMEX ACCESS® will be available from 7:00 PM Sunday night and 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday until 8:00 AM for the next morning for metals futures and 9:00 AM 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.