Designated Contract Markets (DCM) : 74

Organization: New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

Status: Designated

Date: 2000-12-21 00:00:00

Remarks: On August 22, 2008, The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CME Group Inc. NYMEX was founded in 1872 as the Butter and Cheese Exchange of New York and became the NYMEX in 1882. Since 1994, the Commodity Exchange (COMEX) has operated as a subsidiary of NYMEX.