Whitman students tour NYMEX Feb. 1

Wednesday, January 16, 2008, By News Staff

Whitman students tour NYMEX Feb. 1January 16, 2008Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu

Select students in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will receive a frontline perspective of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on Feb. 1 during the David Greenberg Spring 2008 NYC Financial Field Trip. The students will also meet with Martin J. Whitman ’49, founder and co-chief investment officer of Third Avenue Management, for whom the school is named.

NYMEX is the world’s largest physical commodity futures exchange and the pre-eminent training forum for energy and precious metals. Students will observe trading floor operations, attend an informational seminar about the industry, and participate in a simulated trading experience on the trading floor.

The trip is sponsored by David Greenberg ’86, president of Sterling Commodities Corp. The trip is free of charge to the students.

For more information, contact Amy Mehringer, Whitman communications manager, at (315) 443-3834 or aemehrin@syr.edu.