Nymex Surpasses 200,000 Contracts Cleared On NYMEX Clearport® In A Single Day

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that a record 222,051 contracts were cleared through NYMEX ClearPort® yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 186,320 contracts cleared on June 13.

Exchange President James E. Newsome said, "We are gratified to reach this milestone of more than 200,000 NYMEX ClearPort® contracts cleared in a single day. The Exchange develops new contracts based on customer interest and has launched nearly 50 new NYMEX ClearPort® contracts in 2005 alone."