(C) Floor Members who execute customer and Type 3 orders on the Exchange floor must retain one ply or copy of
the customer order memorandum or Type 3 order memorandum, if applicable, in accordance with Exchange Rule
8.50(A). Floor Members may be exempt from this requirement if written notice, from an FCM or Member Firm, is
given to the Compliance Department acknowledging that it is the custodian of a Floor Member's daily trading
records.


June 8, 2006 a pe

Via E-Mail SULT oe:

Office of the Acting Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: Rule Certification. NYMEX Submission 06.64: Notification of Procedures for
Preparation of Floor Order Tickets in the Context of Side-by-Side Trading.

Dear Ms. Eileen A. Donovan:

The New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX" or the "Exchange") is notifying the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (““CFTC” or “Commission”) of NYMEX procedures
for the preparation of floor order tickets in the context of side-by-side trading.

Effective June 12, 2006, for all orders received on the trading floor, a written hard-copy
memorandum must be contemporaneously prepared that conforms to the order ticket preparation
requirements of CFTC Regulation 1.35 and NYMEX Rule 6.18 (attached). This requirement
shall apply to any order received on the floor, regardless of whether it is for execution in the ring
or on Globex® (including an order that can be immediately input). Further, in the case of a
Globex® order, a notation must be made on the memorandum indicating that it is for execution
on Globex®. Also, if discretion over venue is given by a customer, this must be indicated on the
order ticket by adding the notation “DV.” The venue on which the order was ultimately executed
must be included in the endorsement of the fill.

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”) and CFTC Rule 40.6,
the Exchange hereby certifies that the attached rule complies with the Act, including regulations
under the Act.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Adam E. Wernow,
Compliance Counsel, at (212) 299-2851, or Russell Cloughen, Senior Director, Trade Practice
Surveillance, at (212) 299-2880.

Very truly yours,

Nancy Minett
Vice President, Compliance
ce: Thomas LaSala
Brian Regan



NYMEX Rule 6.18 - Numbering and Time Stamping Orders

(A)(i) When an FCM receives an order from a customer a memorandum of the order shall be made in non-erasable
ink which shall identify the customer by symbol or account number and shall be time stamped when received and
time stamped when a report of the execution is made, and, in addition, in the case of option customers’ orders, the
memorandum shall be time stamped to the nearest minute the order is transmitted for execution on the floor.

(ii) When a Floor Member, FCM, Member Firm, or Floor Brokerage Business receives an order, on the Exchange
Floor, from a customer, a memorandum of the order shall be made in non-erasable ink which shall identify the
customer by symbol or number and which shall be time stamped when received and time stamped when a report of
the execution is first made. The Floor Member, FCM, Member Firm or Floor Brokerage Business shall indicate the
customer account number, clearing member number and customer type indicator code on transfer information
furnished to the Exchange.

(B)(i) When an order is received from a Member who is on the floor of the Exchange and trading for his own
account or an account controlled by such Member (a Type 3 trade), a memorandum of the order shall be made by the
executing broker in non-erasable ink which shall be numbered, or identified by symbol and shall identify the
Member initiating the order by symbol or account number and which shall be time stamped when received and time
stamped when the report of execution is made.

(ii) The requirements of paragraph (B)(i) shall not apply to transactions that are executable as part of intermarket
spread transactions or options offset transactions, provided that the Member initiating the order personally executes
one or more legs of the transaction and the transaction is recorded on a pit card or an Approved Handheld that is
submitted to the Exchange within one minute of execution in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6.10(A).
However, with respect to all Type 3 trades, the executing floor broker shall indicate on the transfer information
required by the Exchange to be submitted in conjunction therewith, the alpha code (badge symbol) of the Member on
whose behalf the trade was executed.

(C) Floor Members who execute customer and Type 3 orders on the Exchange floor must retain one ply or copy of
the customer order memorandum or Type 3 order memorandum, if applicable, in accordance with Exchange Rule
8.50(A). Floor Members may be exempt from this requirement if written notice, from an FCM or Member Firm, is
given to the Compliance Department acknowledging that it is the custodian of a Floor Member's daily trading
records.


Notice No. 06-306
June 8, 2006

TO: All NYMEX Members, Member Firms and Clearing Members
FROM: James E. Newsome, President
RE: Preparation of Floor Order Tickets in the Context of Side-by-Side Trading

The Exchange is issuing this Notice as guidance regarding the preparation of floor order tickets in the
context of side-by-side trading. For all orders received on the trading floor, a written hard-copy memorandum must
be contemporaneously prepared that conforms to the order ticket preparation requirements of CFTC Regulation 1.35
and NYMEX Rule 6.18 (see below). This requirement shall apply to any order received on the floor, regardless of
whether it is for execution in the ring or on Globex® (including an order that can be immediately input). Further, in
the case of a Globex® order, a notation must be made on the memorandum indicating that it is for execution on
Globex®. Also, if discretion over venue is given by a customer, this must be indicated on the order ticket by adding
the notation “DV.” The venue on which the order was ultimately executed must be included in the endorsement of
the fill.

Any questions can be directed to Adam E. Wernow, Compliance Counsel, at (212) 299-2851, or Russell
Cloughen, Senior Director, Trade Practice Surveillance, at (212) 299-2880.

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NYMEX Rule 6.18 - Numbering and Time Stamping Orders

(A)(i) When an FCM receives an order from a customer a memorandum of the order shall be made in non-erasable
ink which shall identify the customer by symbol or account number and shall be time stamped when received and
time stamped when a report of the execution is made, and, in addition, in the case of option customers’ orders, the
memorandum shall be time stamped to the nearest minute the order is transmitted for execution on the floor.

(ii) When a Floor Member, FCM, Member Firm, or Floor Brokerage Business receives an order, on the Exchange
Floor, from a customer, a memorandum of the order shall be made in non-erasable ink which shall identify the
customer by symbol or number and which shall be time stamped when received and time stamped when a report of
the execution is first made. The Floor Member, FCM, Member Firm or Floor Brokerage Business shall indicate the
customer account number, clearing member number and customer type indicator code on transfer information
furnished to the Exchange.

(B)(i) When an order is received from a Member who is on the floor of the Exchange and trading for his own
account or an account controlled by such Member (a Type 3 trade), a memorandum of the order shall be made by the
executing broker in non-erasable ink which shall be numbered, or identified by symbol and shall identify the
Member initiating the order by symbol or account number and which shall be time stamped when received and time
stamped when the report of execution is made,

(ii) The requirements of paragraph (B)(i) shall not apply to transactions that are executable as part of intermarket
spread transactions or options offset transactions, provided that the Member initiating the order personally executes
one or more legs of the transaction and the transaction is recorded on a pit card or an Approved Handheld that is
submitted to the Exchange within one minute of execution in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6.10(A).
However, with respect to all Type 3 trades, the executing floor broker shall indicate on the transfer information
required by the Exchange to be submitted in conjunction therewith, the alpha code (badge symbol) of the Member on
whose behalf the trade was executed.