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From: Exchange Information

Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 4:16 PM

To: Exchange Information

Subject: (06-326) Change in NYMEX ClearPort® Trading Hours

Notice No. 06-326

June 9, 2006
To: NYMEX Division Members
NYMEX Member Firms
NYMEX Clearing Members
From: James E. Newsome, President and CEO
Re: Change in NYMEX ClearPort® Trading Hours

With the migration of the NYMEX miNY products to CME Globex® on June 11, 2006, for trade date
June 12, 2006, the NYMEX ClearPort® Trading platform will remain open for the competitive trading
of energy derivative products. The market hours of ClearPort Trading will change to match those of the
NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing and CME Globex® platforms.

Effective June 11, 2006, The NYMEX ClearPort® Trading platform will be open from Sundays at 6:00
PM through 5:15 PM Fridays EPT (Easter Prevailing Time), with a 45-minute break each day between
5:15 PM and 6:00 PM.

If you have any questions please contact NYMEX Customer Service at 800-438-8616 or 212-299-2639.

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June 9, 2006

VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISISON

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: Rule Certifications. New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Submission
#06.74: Changes in Listed Hours for NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing and
Trading and for NYMEX ACCESS®

Dear CFTC Commissioners:

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“Exchange”) is notifying the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (“Commission’) that it is self-certifying changes in listed hours as
further described in the attached notices to members. Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”) and CFTC Rule 40.6, the Exchange hereby certifies that these
changes comply with the Act, including regulations under the Act; the changes will be made
effective for trade date June 12, 2006.

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

Very truly yours,
orc

Brian J. Re

Vice President and Counsel

Att.

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., is composed of two divisions, The
World Financial Comer NYMEX Division offers trading in crude oil, beating oil, unleaded gasoline,
One North End Avenue natural gas, electricity, propane, platinum and palladium. Ihe COMEX Division
New York, NY (0282 1101 offers trading in gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and the FISE Eurotap 100 index,
(212) 299-2000 and the FISE Enrotop 300® index,

New York Mercantile Exchange, Ine


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The Exchange anticlpates moving NYMEX ACCESS® products to the CME Globex® platform in Summer
2006, however, until that migration occurs, please be advised that beginning on Sunday, June 11, for trade
date Monday, June 12, NYMEX ACCESS@ trading hours will be changed.

The key changes include opening NYMEX ACCESS® on Sundays at 6:00 PM and closing on Fridays at
5:15 PM for all energy and metals trading. On Mondays through Thursdays, NYMEX ACCESS® hours
remain the same. The complete schedule follows:

Light sweet crude oll (CL), natural gas (NG), heating oil (HO), gasoline (HU and RB), and propane

(PN):

6:00 PM until 9:50 AM the
Sunday following day
Monday ~ 3:15 PM until 9:50 AM the
Thursday following day
Friday 3:15 PM until 5:15 PM

Gold (GC and OG), Silver (SI), Copper (HG), Platinum (PL), and Palladium (PA):
6:00 PM until 8:00 AM the

Sunday following day

Monday ~ 2:00 PM until 8:00 AM the
Thursday following day

Friday 2:00 PM until 5:15 PM

Aluminum (AL):
6:00 PM until 7:40 AM the

Sunday following day

Monday ~ 2:00 PM until 7:40 AM the
Thursday following day

Friday 2:00 PM until 5:15 PM

If you have any questions please contact NYMEX Customer Service at 800-438-8616 or 212-299-2639

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact
exchangeinfo@nymex,com

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Change in NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing Trade Entry Hour

As a response to customer requests the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has announced that, as of
Sunday June 11, for trade date June 12, the hours for “top day" trade entry into the NYMEX ClearPort®
Clearing system will be as follows:

Trades may be submitted from Sunday at 6:00 PM until 5:15 PM Friday EPT (Eastern Prevailing Time) each
day. Trade entry will be closed each day, Monday-Thursday from 5:15 PM until 6:00 PM EPT for roll-over of
the trade day. Trades can be submitted up unti] §:15 PM on Fridays and days prior to holidays or extended
holiday weekends and will clear for that Trade Date.

Prior to June 11 trade entry for top day began at 7:00 PM Sundays and ended at 2:40 PM and resumed at
3:15 PM for the following trade day.

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact
exchangeinfo@nymex.com

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