(01-83) Delayed Opening

TO:
All New York Mercantile Exchange members

FROM:
Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

RE:
Delayed Opening

DATE:
March 5, 2001

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The executive committee of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has decided =
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delay the opening of all Exchange metals markets by two hours tomorrow and=
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all Exchange energy markets by one hour due to anticipated transportation=
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delays because of inclement weather in the New York metropolitan area.

The Eurotop 100c futures and options and Eurotop 300c futures markets will=
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open at 10 AM.

Other openings will be as follows:

Aluminum futures and options: 9:50 AM
Copper futures and options and palladium futures: 10:10 AM
Platinum and gold futures and options 10:20 AM
Silver futures and options: 10:25 AM
Natural gas futures and options and propane futures: 10:30 AM
Light, sweet crude oil futures and options: 10:45 AM
Heating oil and unleaded gasoline futures and options: 10:50 AM

Electricity futures and options and Middle East crude, which are traded=20
electronically, will begin trading with the start of the NYMEX ACCESSc=20
session at 4 PM this afternoon.

This information is subject to change based on further weather reports and=
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actual snow fall. For the most current information, the Exchange is advisi=
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that individuals check Fastfacts, the Exchange=01,s 24-hour information ser=
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at (212) 301-4871 and use extension 900 for announcements, or log onto the=
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Exchange=01,s world wide web home page on the Internet- www.nymex.com.

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