In an effort to provide a more expansive period in whichparticipants can adjust their positions on evenings whenafter-hours Access trading is unavailable, the New York MercantileExchange will offer a 10-minute post-close trading session at theend of every week, with the same trading range that occurs duringthe day’s trading session, for its crude oil, heating oil, unleadedgasoline, and natural gas futures contracts.

The expanded pre-weekend session, which is to begin on FridayFeb. 16, replaces the two-minute session that will continue to runafter all other trading sessions. The end-of-week session willbegin 20 minutes after the close and will be limited to trading inthe first four months. As is the case now, the expanded tradingsession will not have any affect on the day’s settlement posting.

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