(00-398) Large Trader Position Reporting For Thanksgiving Day ,
 Notice No. 00-398
November 17, 2000

TO:
ALL NYMEX/COMEX DIVISION MEMBERS AND MEMBER FIRMS
ALL NYMEX/COMEX DIVISION CLEARING FIRMS
ALL NYMEX/COMEX DIVISION OPERATIONS MANAGERS

FROM: Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

RE: NYMEX Rule 9.33/COMEX Rule 4.46 =01) Large Trader Position Reporting Fo=
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Thanksgiving Day Holiday
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This is a reminder that the New York Mercantile Exchange ("the "Exchange")=
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and its COMEX Division will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday,=
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November 24, 2000.  The Compliance Department=01,s modem lines can accept=
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NYMEX/COMEX large trader data transmissions for the close of business=20
Wednesday, November 22, 2000, any time after 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Novemb=
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22 until 8:00 A.M. on Monday, November 27, 2000.

 If your large trader data for the trade date November 22, 2000 is=20
transmitted on any day other than Thursday, November 23, 2000, please ensur=
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that the trade date that appears in each record is November 22, 2000.  The=
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computer system will accept no other date.  There have been problems in the=
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past when the Exchange was closed because clearing members=01, computer sys=
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automatically counted ahead one day.  In such cases, the data transmitted o=
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the first business day following the Exchange holiday incorrectly reference=
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the trade date as the date of the holiday instead of the date preceding it.

Should you have any questions, please contact Bonnie H. Yurga at (212)=20
299-2879, or Nick Falcone at (212) 299-2919.





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