November 11, 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 #05.203 (Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the
Gold, Silver, Copper, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Natural Gas Look
Alike, Unleaded Gasoline 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,
Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Natural Gas Look Alike, Unleaded Gasoline and related Calendar Spread option
contracts as detailed below:

(A) On November 8, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

1.at the strike price of 176 for the December 2005 contract month of the Copper
option contract;

2.at the strike price of 13050 for the March 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

3.at the strike price of 18000 for the April 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
Look Alike option contract;

4.at the strike price of 18000 for the May 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
Look Alike option contract;

5.at the strike prices of 9750 and 13500 for the June 2006 contract month of the
Natural Gas option contract;

6.at the strike price of 13500 for the September 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

7.at the strike price of 10850 for the December 2006 contract month of the Natural
Gas option contract;

8.at the strike price of 640 for the December 2005 contract month of the Gold option
contract;


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(B)

(C)

(D)

On November 9, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

9. at the strike price of 25200 for the February 2006 contract month of the Heating Oil
option contract;

10. at the strike price of 2200 for the March 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
One month Calendar Spread option contract;

11. at the strike prices of 8300 and 9200 for the April 2006 contract month of the
Crude Oil option contract;
On November 10, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

12. at the strike price of 24800 for the February 2006 contract month of the Heating
Oil option contract;

13. at the strike prices of 28000 and 30000 for the March 2006 contract month of the
Unleaded Gasoline option contract;

14. at the strike price of 8200 for the April 2006 contract month of the Crude Oil
option contract;

15. at the strike price of 14500 for the June 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

16. at the strike price of 14500 for the July 2006 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

17. at the strike price of 10750 for the March 2007 contract month of the Natural Gas
option contract;

18. at the strike price of 8000 for the March 2007 contract month of the Natural Gas
One month Calendar Spread option contract;
On November 11, 2005, the Exchange added a call and a put:

19. at the strike price of 176 for the January 2006 contract month of the Copper
option contract;

20. at the strike price of 1000 for the January 2006 contract month of the Silver
option contract;

21. at the strike price of -55 for the January 2006 contract month of the WTI Crude
Oil One month Calendar Spread option contract;


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22. at the strike price of 176 for the February 2006 contract month of the Copper
option contract;

23. at the strike price of 39000 for the February 2006 contract month of the Heating
Oil option contract;

24. at the strike prices of 8400 and 8800 for the May 2006 contract month of the
Crude Oil option contract;

25. at the strike prices of 7700 and 12250 for the December 2006 contract month of
the Natural Gas option contract; and

26. at the strike price of 8500 for the March 2007 contract month of the Natural Gas
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

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