SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FORD WILLIAM E (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC 3 PICKWICK PLAZA (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NYMEX HOLDINGS INC [ NMX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/17/2007		S		915,505	D	$123	6,242,951(5)	I	See(1)
Common Stock	05/17/2007		S		15,000	D	$123	6,242,951(5)	I	See(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2007		S		40,970	D	$123	6,242,951(5)	I	See(3)
Common Stock	05/17/2007		S		13,145	D	$123	6,242,951(5)	I	See(4)
Common Stock	05/17/2007		J(6)		12,800	D	(6)	6,242,951(5)	I	See(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. By General Atlantic Partners 82, L.P. ("GAP 82"). See footnote 5.

2. By GapStar, LLC ("GapStar"). See footnote 5.

3. By GAP Coinvestments III, LLC ("GAPCO III"). See footnote 5.

4. By GAP Coinvestments IV, LLC ("GAPCO IV"). See footnote 5.

5. 6,242,951 shares represents 5,730,239 shares owned by GAP 82, 93,886 shares owned by GapStar, 336,551 shares owned by GAPCO III and 82,275 shares owned by GAPCO IV. General Atlantic LLC ("GA LLC") is the general partner of GAP 82 and the sole member of GapStar. The managing members of GAPCO III and GAPCO IV are Managing Directors of GA LLC. Mr. Ford is Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director of GA LLC, and disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Ford has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the issuer owned by GAPCO GmbH & Co. KG and GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P.

6. Pro rata distribution of shares of common stock to limited partners.

Remarks:

	William E. Ford	05/18/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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