Increase in Spot Month Position Limits for Four (4) COMEX Copper Futures and Option Contracts

Pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will increase the spot month position limits for the COMEX Copper futures and its associated futures and option contracts from 200 to 400 contract units effective at the close of trading on August 28, 2014 for the September 2014 contract month.

The terms and conditions for the COMEX Copper futures contract and its associated futures and option contracts will be updated and inserted into the NYMEX Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table located in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 of the NYMEX Rulebook on August 28, 2014.

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