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November 1, 2005

BY EMAIL

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: Certification: New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
Submission #05.194 (Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the
Gold, Silver, Copper, Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Crude Oil, European Natural Gas
and Related Calendar Spread Option Contracts)

Dear CFTC Commissioners:

Pursuant to COMEX Rule 15.03(c), COMEX Rule 16.03, COMEX Rule 17.04 and NYMEX Rule
300.20, the President of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“Exchange”) has directed that
additional strike prices be added for certain contract months in the Gold, Silver, Copper, Natural Gas,
Heating Oil, Crude Oil, European Natural Gas and related Calendar Spread option contracts as detailed
below:

(A) On October 28, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

1.at the strike prices of 14200 and 16250 for the December 2005 contract month of
the Natural Gas option contract;

2.at the strike price of 440 for the January 2006 contract month of the Gold option
contract;

3.at the strike price of 17100 for the March 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

4.at the strike price of 15000 for the August 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

5.at the strike price of 15000 for the September 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

6.at the strike price of 8250 for the December 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

7.at the strike price of 190 for the December 2006 contract month of the Copper
option contract;


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(B)

(C)

8.at the strike price of 1200 for the July 2007 contract month of the Silver option
contract;
On October 31, 2005, the Exchange. added a call and a put:

9.at the strike price of -400 for the December 2005 contract month of the Heating Oil
One month Calendar Spread option contract;

10. at the strike price of 29500 for the February 2006 contract month of the Heating
Oil option contract;

11. at the strike price of 8300 for the March 2006 contract month of the Crude Oil
option contract;

12. at the strike prices of 142350 and 15300 for the March 2006 contract month of the
Natural Gas option contract;

13. at the strike price of 220 for the May 2006 contract month of the Copper option
contract;

14. at the strike price of 12000 for the June 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

15. at the strike price of 300 for the July 2006 contract month of the Copper option
contract;

16. at the strike price of 13550 for the October 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

17. at the strike price of 15000 for the December 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;
On November 1, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

18. at the strike prices of 18650 and 19600 for the January 2006 contract month of
the Natural Gas option contract;

19. at the strike price of 15600 for the March 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

20. at the strike price of 176 for the March 2006 contract month of the Copper option
contract;

21. at the strike price of 515 for the April 2005 contract month of the Gold option
contract;


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22. at the strike price of 10200 for the September 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

23. at the strike prices of 1.00 and 99.00 for the December 2006 contract month of
the European Natural Gas option contract; and

24. at the strike price of 400 for the December 2006 contract month of the Copper
option contract.

Pursuant to the terms of COMEX Rule 15.03(c), COMEX Rule 16.03, COMEX Rule 17.04 and
NYMEX Rule 300.20, the strike prices noted above are in increments that are consistent with the pricing
for the underlying futures contract. COMEX Rule 15.03(c), COMEX Rule 16.03, COMEX Rule 17.04 and
NYMEX Rule 300.20 permit such directed strike prices to be effective upon adoption, provided that notice
to the CFTC is given within three business days of the strike price listing.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact the undersigned at (212)
299-2207.

Very truly yours,

Brian Regan
Vice President & Counsel

ce: Christopher K. Bowen
George Henderson
Michael Campanelli
Donna Talamo