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<body background="/images/backgrd.gif"> <CENTER><H2><A HREF="http://www.nymex.com">New York Mercantile Exchange</A></H2></CENTER> <p> <b><font size=4><a href="examples.html">Examples of Entering Futures and Futures Options</a></font></b> <p> <table border> <tr><th colspan=4>Energy Contracts</th> <tr><th>Description</th><th>Symbol</th><th width=250>Traded Months</th><th>Hours</th> <tr><td>Light, Sweet Crude Oil Futures</td><td>CLym<br>QCLym</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Light, Sweet Crude Oil Options - Calls</td><td>CLymCssss<br>QCLymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Light, Sweet Crude Oil Options - Puts</td><td>CLymPssss<br>QCLymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Sour Crude Oil Futures</td><td>SCym</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>N.Y. Heating Oil Futures</td><td>HOym<br>QHOym</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>N.Y. Heating Oil Options - Calls</td><td>HOymCssss<br>QHOymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>N.Y. Heating Oil Options - Puts</td><td>HOymPssss<br>QHOymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Gasoline/Crude Oil Crack Spread Futures</td><td>UCym</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>Gasoline/Crude Oil Crack Spread Options - Calls</td><td>UCymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>Gasoline/Crude Oil Crack Spread Options - Puts</td><td>UCymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>Heating Oil/Crude Oil Crack Spread Futures</td><td>HCym</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>Heating Oil/Crude Oil Crack Spread Options - Calls</td><td>HCymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>Heating Oil/Crude Oil Crack Spread Options - Puts</td><td>HCymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>B</td> <tr><td>New York Harbor Gasoline Futures</td><td>HUym<br>QHUym</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>New York Harbor Gasoline Options - Calls</td><td>HUymCsssss<br>QHUymCsssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>New York Harbor Gasoline Options - Puts</td><td>HUymPsssss<br>QHUymPsssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Gulf Coast Unleaded Gasoline</td><td>GUym<br>QGUym</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures</td><td>NGym<br>QNGym</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Henry Hub Natural Gas Options - Calls</td><td>NGymCssss<br>QNGymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Henry Hub Natural Gas Options - Puts</td><td>NGymPssss<br>QNGymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Alberta Natural Gas Futures</td><td>NCym<br>QNCym</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Alberta Natural Gas Futures Options - Calls</td><td>NCymCssss<br>QNCymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Alberta Natural Gas Futures Options - Puts</td><td>NCymPssss<br>QNCymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,K</td> <tr><td>Permian Basin Natural Gas Futures</td><td>NPym<br>QNPym</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,M</td> <tr><td>Permian Basin Natural Gas Options - Calls</td><td>NPymCssss<br>QNPymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,M</td> <tr><td>Permian Basin Natural Gas Options - Puts</td><td>NPymPssss<br>QNPymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>H,M</td> <tr><td>Propane Gas Futures</td><td>PNym<br>QPNym</td><td>All Months</td><td>E,J</td> <tr><td>California-Oregon Border Electricity Futures</td><td>ECym</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>California-Oregon Border Electricity Options - Calls</td><td>ECymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>California-Oregon Border Electricity Options - Puts</td><td>ECymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Cinergy Electricity Futures</td><td>CNym</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Cinergy Electricity Options - Calls</td><td>NOymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Cinergy Electricity Options - Puts</td><td>NOymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Entergy Electricity Futures</td><td>NTym</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Entergy Electricity Options - Calls</td><td>OTymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Entergy Electricity Options - Puts</td><td>OTymPssss</td><td>All Months<</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Palo Verde Electricity Futures</td><td>PVym</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Palo Verde Electricity Options - Calls</td><td>PVymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><td>Palo Verde Electricity Options - Puts</td><td>PVymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>F</td> <tr><th colspan=4>Metal Contracts</th> <tr><th>Description</th><th>Symbol</th><th width=250>Traded Months</th><th>Hours</th> <tr><td>Platinum Futures</td><td>PLym<br>QPLym</td><td>March, June, Sep, Dec</td><td>I</td> <tr><td>Platinum Options - Calls</td><td>PLymCssss<br>QPLymCssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Platinum Options - Puts</td><td>PLymPssss<br>QPLymPssss</td><td>All Months</td><td>A,J</td> <tr><td>Palladium Futures</td><td>PAym</td><td>All Months</td><td>I</td> </table> <BR> <table border> <tr><th colspan=4><center>Trading Hours<br>(Eastern time)</center></th> <tr><th colspan=4>Regular Trading Hours</th> <tr><td>A</td><td>8:10 am - 3:10 pm</td><td>B</td><td>9:35 am - 3:20 pm</td> <tr><td>C</td><td>10:30 am - 3:30 pm</td><td>D</td><td>10:30 am - 3:25 pm</td> <tr><td>E</td><td>9:55 am - 3:00 pm</td><td>F</td><td>9:40 am - 3:20 pm</td> <tr><td>G</td><td>9:50 am - 3:10 pm</td><td>H</td><td>10:00 am - 3:10 pm</td> <tr><td>I</td><td>8:10 am - 2:20 pm</td><td></td><td></td> <tr><th colspan=4>Evening Trading Hours</th> <tr><td>J</td><td colspan=3>5:00 pm - 7:00 pm</td> <tr><td>K</td><td colspan=3>4:00 pm - 9:00 pm</td> <tr><td>L</td><td colspan=3>4:00 pm - 8:00 am</td> <tr><td>M</td><td colspan=3>4:00 pm - 9:50 am</td> <tr><td>N</td><td colspan=3>10:30 pm - 6:00 am</td> </table> <table border> <tr><th colspan=2>Symbology</th> <tr><td><b>CL</b>ym</td> <td>Futures</td> <tr><td><b>QCL</b>ym</td> <td>Evening Trading Futures</td> <tr></td><td><b>CL</b>ymCssss</td> <td>Rth Options</td> <tr><td><b>QCL</b>ymCssss</td> <td>Evening Trading Options</td> <tr></td><th>s Strike Price for Options</th> <td>3 to 6 Digits</td> </table> <table border> <tr><th colspan=3>m Month codes</th> <tr><td><b>Year Calls/Puts</b></td><td><b>Month</b></td> <tr><td>F</td><td>Jan</td> <tr><td>G</td><td>Feb</td> <tr><td>H</td><td>Mar</td> <tr><td>J</td><td>Apr</td> <tr><td>K</td><td>May</td> <tr><td>M</td><td>Jun</td> <tr><td>N</td><td>Jul</td> <tr><td>Q</td><td>Aug</td> <tr><td>U</td><td>Sep</td> <tr><td>V</td><td>Oct</td> <tr><td>X</td><td>Nov</td> <tr><td>Z</td><td>Dec</td> </table> <table border> <tr><th colspan=3>y Year Codes</th> <tr><td><b>Rth</b></td><td><b>Year</b></td> <tr><td>0</td><td>2000</td> <tr><td>1</td><td>2001</td> <tr><td>2</td><td>2002</td> <tr><td>3</td><td>2003</td> <tr><td>4</td><td>2004</td> <tr><td>5</td><td>2005</td> <tr><td>6</td><td>2006</td> <tr><td>7</td><td>1997</td> <tr><td>8</td><td>1998</td> <tr><td>9</td><td>1999</td> </table> <br> <hr><center> <a href="/main.html"><img src=/images/button1.gif border=0></a> <a href="http://qs.interquote.com/cgi-bin/newserv/qs"><img src=/images/button2.gif border=0></a> <a href="/help/index.html"><img src=/images/button3.gif border=0></a> <a href="/clients/index.html"><img src=/images/button4.gif border=0></a> </center>