- Commodities symbols are created in three parts: the root symbol, the month code and the year code.
- The month code - each month is represented with a single letter as displayed below:
| | F - January | J - April | N - July | V - October | | | G - February | K - May | Q - August | X - November | | | H - March | M - June | U - September | Z - December |
- The year code - is displayed as one digit. Hence 2009 would be displayed as 9, and 2010 as 0
For example: Crude Oil December 2010 would be displayed as CLZ0. CL is the commodity code Z is the month of December 0 is for the year 2010 |
Currencies | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Australian Dollar | 100,000 AD | A6 | $0.0001 ($10.00) | H,M,U,Z | British Pound | 62,500 BP | B6 | $0.0001 ($6.25) | H,M,U,Z | Canadian Dollar | 100,000 CD | D6 | $0.0001 ($10.00) | H,M,U,Z | Euro-Currency | 125,000 Euros | E6 | $0.0001 ($12.50) | H,M,U,Z | Japanese Yen | 12.5 mil Yen | J6 | .0001 cents ($12.50) | H,M,U,Z | US Dollar Index | $1000 x Index | DX | .005 ($5.00) | H,M,U,Z |
. .. Energies | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Crude Oil | 1,000 barrels | CL | $0.01 ($10.00) | All | Crude Oil (mini) | 500 barrels | QM | $.025 ($12.50) | All | Heating Oil | 42,000 gallons | HO | $0.0001 ($4.20) | All | Natural Gas | 10,000 mmBtu^^ | NG | $0.001 ($10.00) | All | Natural Gas (mini) | 2,500 mmBtu | QG | $0.005 ($12.50) | All | Unl. Gas (RBOB) | 42,000 gal | RB | $0.0001 ($4.20) | All |
^^mmBTU = Million British Thermal Units Financials | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | 3 Mo Eurodollars | $1 million | GE | .01 ($25.00) | H,M,U,Z | T-Notes 10 yrs | $100K note | ZN | 1/2 of 1/32 ($15.625) | H,M,U,Z | US T-Bonds | $100K bond | ZB | 1/32 ($31.25) | H,M,U,Z |
Grains | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Corn | 5,000 Bushels | ZC | 1/4 cent ($12.50) | H,K,N,U,Z | Oats | 5,000 Bushels | ZO | 1/4 cent ($12.50) | H,K,N,U,Z | Rough Rice | 2000 cwt** | ZR | 1/2 cent ($10.00) | F,H,K,N,U,V,Z | Soybeans | 5,000 Bushels | ZS | 1/4 cent ($12.50) | F,H,K,N,Q,U,X | Mini-Beans | 1,000 bushels | XK | 1/4 cent ($2.50) | F,H,K,N,Q,U,X | Soybean Meal | 100 tons | ZM | $0.10 ($10.00) | F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z | Soybean Oil | 60,000 lbs | ZL | $0.0001 ($6.00) | F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z | Wheat | 5,000 Bushels | ZW | 1/4 cent ($12.50) | H,K,N,U,Z | Wheat (Kansas) | 5,000 Bushels | KW | 1/4 cent ($12.50) | H,K,N,U,Z |
**cwt = 100 lbs Livestock | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Lean Hogs | 40,000 lbs | HE | 0.025c/lb ($10.00) | G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z | Live Cattle | 40,000 lbs | LE | 0.025c/lb ($10.00) | G,J,M,Q,V,Z | Feeder Cattle | 50,000 lbs | GF | 0.025c/lb ($10.00) | F,H,J,Q,U,V,X | | Milk | 200,000 lbs
| DL | 0.01c/cwt ($20.00) | All
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Indices | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Dow Jones | $10 x Index | DJ | 1 pt ($10.00) | H,M,U,Z | Dow (Mini) | $5 x Index | YM | 1pt ($5.00) | H,M,U,Z | Nasdaq 100 | $100 x Index | ND | .25 pt ($25.00) | H,M,U,Z | Nasdaq (Mini) | $20 x Index | NQ | .25 pt ($5.00) | H,M,U,Z | S&P 500 | $250 x Index | SP | .10 pt ($25.00) | H,M,U,Z | S&P (Mini) | $50 x Index | ES | .25 pt ($12.50) | H,M,U,Z |
Metals | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | Copper | 25,000 lbs | HG | $0.0005 ($12.50) | F,H,K,N,U,Z | Gold | 100 oz | GC | $0.10 ($10) | G,J,M,Q,V,Z | Mini-Gold | 33.2 oz | YG | $0.10 ($3.32) | G,J,M,Q,V,Z | Palladium | 100 oz | PA | $0.05 ($5) | H,M,U,Z | Platinum | 50 oz | PL | $0.10 ($5) | F,J,N,V | Silver | 5,000 oz | SI | $0.005 ($25.00) | F,H,K,N,U,Z | Mini-Silver | 1,000 oz | YI | $0.005 ($5.00) | F,H,K,N,U,Z |
Softs | | Commodity | Contract Size | Symbol | Min Fluctuation | Deliv Months | | Cocoa | 10 tonnes | CC | $1 ($10) | H,K,N,U,Z | | Coffee | 37,500 lbs | KC | 0.05 cents ($18.25) | H,K,N,U,Z | | Cotton | 50,000 lbs | CT | 0.01 cents ($5.00) | H,K,N,V,Z | | Lumber | 110 K bd ft ** | LB | $0.10 ($11.00) | F,H,K,N,U,X | | Orange Juice | 15,000 lbs | OJ | 0.05 cents ($7.50) | F,H,K,N,U,X | | Sugar #11 | 112,000 lbs | SB | 0.01 cents ($11.20) | H,K,N,V |
**K bd ft = Thousand Board Feet |