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Abbr | Exchange |
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CBOT | Chicago Board of Trade - Division of CME Group |
CME | Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMX | COMEX Division - New York Mercantile Exchange Division of CME Group |
NYBOT | New York Board of Trade |
KCBT | Kansas City Board of Trade |
MGE | Minneapolis Grain Exchange |
MATIF | ParisBourse SA |
SFE | Sydney Futures Exchange |
NYM | NYMEX Division - New York Mercantile Exchange Division of CME Group |
LIFFE | London Int'l Financial Futures Exchange |
EUREX | Eurex |
ICE | Int'l Commodity Exchange |
Code | Month |
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F | January |
G | February |
H | March |
J | April |
K | May |
M | June |
N | July |
Q | August |
U | September |
V | October |
X | November |
Z | December |
Sym | Futures Contract | Exch | Futures Delivery Months | Min Tick | Unit Move |
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Currencies | |||||
6A | Australian Dollar | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | $1000 |
6B | British Pound | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | $625 |
6C | Canadian Dollar | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | 1000 |
DX | US Dollar Index | ICE | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | 1000 |
6E | EuroFx | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | 1250 |
6J | Japanese Yen | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | 1250 |
6S | Swiss Franc | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.01 | 1250 |
Energies | |||||
CL | Crude Oil | NYM | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.01 | 1000 |
HO | NY Harbor ULSD/Heating Oil | NYM | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.01 | 420 |
NG | Natural Gas | NYM | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.001 | 10,000 |
RB | RBOB Gasoline | NYM | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.01 | 420 |
ITCO | Brent Crude | ICE | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.01 | 1000 |
Grains & Soy Complex | |||||
ZL | Soybean Oil | CBOT | F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z | 0.01 | 600 |
ZC | Corn | CBOT | F,H,K,N,U,X,Z | 1/4 | 50 |
KE | Kansas City Wheat | KCBT | H,K,N,U,Z | 1/4 | 50 |
MW | Minneapolis Wheat | MGE | H,K,N,U,Z | 1/4 | 50 |
ZO | Oats | CBOT | H,K,N,U,Z | 1/4 | 50 |
ZS | Soybeans | CBOT | F,H,K,N,Q,U,X | 1/4 | 50 |
ZM | Soybean Meal | CBOT | F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z | 0.1 | 100 |
ZW | Wheat | CBOT | H,K,N,U,Z | 1/4 | 50 |
Stock Indices | |||||
DJ | Dow Jones Industrials | CBOT | H,M,U,Z | 1 | 10 |
KV | Value Line (Discontinued) | KCBT | H,M,U,Z | 0.05 | 250 |
MV | Value Line (Mini) | KCBT | H,M,U,Z | 0.05 | 100 |
ND | Nasdaq-100 | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.25 | 100 |
RL | Russell 2000 (Discontinued) | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.05 | 500 |
SP | S & P 500 | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.05 | 250 |
YU | NYSE Composite (Discontinued) | NYFE | H,M,U,Z | 0.05 | 500 |
Interest Rates | |||||
ED | Eurodollars | CME | H,M,U,Z | 0.005 | 2500 |
ZF | 5-Yr T-Notes | CBOT | H,M,U,Z | 1/64 | 1000 |
ZT | 2-Yr T-Notes | CBOT | H,M,U,Z | 1/128 | 2000 |
ZN | 10-Yr T-Notes | CBOT | H,M,U,Z | 1/64 | 1000 |
ZB | 30-Yr T-Bonds | CBOT | H,M,U,Z | 1/32 | 1000 |
Meats | |||||
FC | Feeder Cattle | CME | F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X | 0.025 | 500 |
LC | Live Cattle | CME | G,J,M,Q,V,Z | 0.025 | 400 |
HE | Lean Hogs | CME | G,J,K,M,N,Q,V,Z | 0.025 | 400 |
DA | Milk Class III | CME | F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z | 0.01 | 2000 |
Metals | |||||
GC | Gold | CMX | G,J,M,Q,V,Z | 0.1 | 100 |
HG | Copper | CMX | H,K,N,U,Z | 0.05 | 250 |
PL | Platinum | NYM | F,J,N,V | 0.1 | 50 |
SI | Silver | CMX | H,K,N,U,Z | 0.005 | 50 |
Softs & Fibers | |||||
RR | Rice | CBOT | F,H,K,N,U,X | 1/2 | 100 |
CC | Cocoa | ICE | H,K,N,U,Z | 1 | 10 |
CT | Cotton | ICE | H,K,N,V,Z | 0.01 | 500 |
KC | Coffee | ICE | H,K,N,U,Z | 0.05 | 375 |
LB | Lumber | CME | F,H,K,N,U,X | 0.1 | 110 |
JO | Orange Juice | ICE | F,H,K,N,U,X | 0.05 | 150 |
SB | Sugar #11 | ICE | H,K,N,V | 0.01 | 1120 |