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NYMEX: Exchange Amends Platinum, Palladium Trading Hours

Date 02/11/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would amend the trading hours for its platinum futures and options contracts and palladium futures beginning on Monday, November 5.

The open outcry trading hours for platinum will be 8:20 AM to 1:05 PM; and the open outcry trading hours for palladium will be 8:30 AM to 1 PM. Platinum and palladium futures will also be available for trading on the NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading system from 7 PM Sundays, and 3:15 PM Monday through Thursday through 8 AM the following morning.

Trading hours for other Exchange markets, beginning November 5, will be as follows:

Contract Open Outcry Trading NYMEX ACCESS® Trading

Copper8:10 AM to 1:00 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM
Aluminum 8:15AM to 12:55 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM
Gold 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM
Silver 9:05 AM to 1:25 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM
Eurotop 100® and 300® futures 8:15 AM to 11:00 AM
Propane Futures 9:20 AM to 1:10 PM 5 to 7 PM, Mon. - Thurs.
Natural Gas 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM* 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM
Brent Crude Oil 9:45 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM
Light, Sweet Crude Oil 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM
Heating Oil 10:05 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM
Unleaded Gasoline 10:05 AM to 2:30 PM 7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM
Crack Spread Options 10:05 AM to 2:30PM
Brent/WTI Spread Options 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Coal Futures 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

*Natural gas futures and options will close at 2:45 PM on Wednesday, November 28.