(02-76) Annual Meetings of Stockholders and Class A Members ,
 Notice No.:  02-76
March 13, 2002


To:	All NYMEX Division Members

From:	J. Robert Collins, Jr.

Re:	Annual Meetings of Stockholders and Class A Members


The Annual Meetings of Stockholders of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., and  Class A
members of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will be held on Tuesday,
March 19, 2002, at 3:00 p.m., (New York Time), at One North End Avenue,
Boardroom 1016, New York, New York 10282-1101.

On the day of the Annual Meetings, you can cast your vote in person or
submit your completed proxy in the Members' Lounge on the 3rd floor.  An
information table will be provided from the hours of 9am until 3pm to assist
in the election process.  However, no voting machines will be utilized at
the Annual Meetings.

If you have not received voting materials or need replacement proxy(ies),
please contact Donna Talamo - Office of the Corporate Secretary, One North
End Avenue, Suite 1563, New York, New York 10282-1101, telephone: (212)
299-2372,   fax: (212) 301-4645.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE PROXY CARD AND PROXY ENVELOPE
BY FAX, MAIL OR BY HAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOTING PROCEDURES  AS SET
FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT WHICH WAS MAILED TO ALL ELIGIBLE VOTING
MEMBERS.
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