Symboly

Commodities Symbols

Futures contract symbols are split into three parts:

The commodity code

The month code

The year (one or two digits)

Month codes are as follows: {F G H J K M N Q U V X Z Y} - Jan ... Dec, Cash

Dow Jones Industrial December 2001 - DJZ1
S&P 500 Cash - SPY0
Crude Oil July 2002 - CLN2

Click here for a listing of all non U.S. commodities

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)

Symbol Name Grouping

dj Dow Industrial Indices

zd Dow Industrial (E) Indices

dq Dow Transports Indices

dt Dow Transports (E) Indices

dr Dow Utilities Indices

du Dow Utilities (E) Indices

de Dow Composite Indices

dc Dow Composite (E) Indices

c Corn Grains and Oilseeds

zc Corn (E) Grains and Oilseeds

o Oats Grains and Oilseeds

zo Oats (E) Grains and Oilseeds

w Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

zw Wheat (E) Grains and Oilseeds

s Soybeans Grains and Oilseeds

zs Soybeans (E) Grains and Oilseeds

rr Rough Rice Grains and Oilseeds

zr Rough Rice (E) Grains and Oilseeds

sm Soybean Meal Grains and Oilseeds

zm Soybean Meal (E) Grains and Oilseeds

bo Soybean Oil Grains and Oilseeds

zl Soybean Oil (E) Grains and Oilseeds

us 30-Year T-Bond Financials

zb 30-Year T-Bond (E) Financials

ty 10-Year T-Note Financials

zn 10-Year T-Note (E) Financials

fv 5-Year T-Note Financials

zf 5-Year T-Note (E) Financials

tu 2-Year T-Note Financials

zt 2-Year T-Note (E) Financials

dn 10-Year Agency Financials

an 10-Year Agency (E) Financials

df 5-Year Agency Financials

af 5-Year Agency (E) Financials

mb Muni Bond Index Financials

zu Muni Bond Index (E) Financials

mf Mortgage Futures Financials

zg Mortgage Futures (E) Financials

ff 30-Day Fed Funds Financials

zq 30-Day Fed Funds (E) Financials

ki Kilo Gold Metals

ag Silver 1000-Ounce Metals

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

Symbol Name Grouping

fc Feeder Cattle Meats

fm E-Mini Feeder Cattle Meats

st Stocker Cattle Meats

lc Live Cattle Meats

lh Lean Hogs Meats

hm E-Mini Lean Hogs Meats

da CME Milk Meats

db Butter Meats

dk CME Class IV Milk Meats

pb Pork Bellies Meats

lb Lumber Softs

bd OSB Softs

l1 Western OSB Softs

b1 South Western OSB Softs

a1 South Eastern OSB Softs

mq Mexican Peso Currency

ad Australian Dollar Currency

bp British Pound Currency

cd Canadian Dollar Currency

dm Deutsche Mark Currency

jy Japanese Yen Currency

j7 E-Mini Japanese Yen Currency

ec Euro FX Currency

e7 E-Mini Euro FX Currency

br Brazilian Real Currency

fr French Franc Currency

sf Swiss Franc Currency

ne New Zealand Dollar Currency

ra South African Rand Currency

ru Russian Ruble Currency

rp Euro/Pound Currency

ry Euro/Yen Currency

rf Euro/Swiss Currency

a6 Australian Dollar(E) Currency

b6 British Pound (E) Currency

l6 Brazilian Real (E) Currency

d6 Canadian Dollar (E) Currency

e6 Euro FX (E) Currency

f6 French Franc (E) Currency

j6 Japanese Yen (E) Currency

m6 Mexican Peso (E) Currency

n6 New Zealand (E) Currency

r6 Russian Ruble (E) Currency

t6 South Afr. Rand (E) Currency

s6 Swiss Franc (E) Currency

ed Eurodollar Financials

ge Eurodollar (E) Financials

tb 3-Month T-Bill Financials

ey 3-Month Euroyen Financials

el Libor Euroyen Financials

kj 3-Month Eurocanada Financials

em 1-Month Libor Financials

jb Japanese Bond Financials

qb QBI Financials

qn Mexican Par Bond Financials

at Argentine FRB Financials

be Brazilian EI Bond Financials

bf Brazilian C Bond Financials

ts 91-Day Mexican CETES Financials

te 28-Day Mexican TIIE Financials

tz Fed Funds Turn Rate Financials

ft Fed Funds CME Financials

ax Argentine Par Bonds Financials

f0 10-Year CME Agency Financials

f5 5-Year CME Agency Financials

sp S&P 500 Index Indices

nd Nasdaq 100 Indices

rl Russell 2000 Indices

nq E-Mini Nasdaq Indices

fe Fortune E-50 Indices

es E-Mini S&P Indices

md S&P Midcap 400 Indices

sg S&P 500/Barra Growth Indices

su S&P 500/Barra Value Indices

bc Major Market Index Indices

nk Nikkei 225 Indices

mz Mexican IPC Indices

gi GSCI Indices

h0 HDD Las Vegas Weather

h9 HDD Des Moines Weather

h8 HDD Tucson Weather

h7 HDD Portland Weather

h6 HDD Philadelphia Weather

h5 HDD Dallas Weather

h4 HDD New York Weather

h3 HDD Cincinnati Weather

h2 HDD Chicago Weather

h1 HDD Atlanta Weather

k0 CDD Las Vegas Weather

k9 CDD Des Moines Weather

k8 CDD Tucson Weather

k7 CDD Portland Weather

k6 CDD Philadelphia Weather

k5 CDD Dallas Weather

k4 CDD New York Weather

k3 CDD Cincinnati Weather

k2 CDD Chicago Weather

k1 CDD Atlanta Weather

Commodities Exchange (COMEX)

Symbol Name Grouping

hg High Grade Copper Metals

gc Gold Metals

si Silver Metals

al Aluminum Metals

er EuroTop 100 Indices

ea EuroTop 300 Indices

New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)

Symbol Name Grouping

pa Palladium Metals

pl Platinum Metals

cl Crude Oil Energies

hu Gasoline, Unleaded Energies

ho Heating Oil Energies

ng Natural Gas Energies

pn Propane Energies

qm Electricity MCR Energies

ql Coal Futures Energies

co Electricity COB Energies

vk Electricity Palo Energies

tn Cinergy Electricity Energies

nt Entergy Electricity Energies

qj PJM Electricity Energies

New York Board of Trade (NYBOT)

Symbol Name Grouping

cc Cocoa Softs

kc Coffee Softs

se Sugar #14 Softs

sb Sugar #11 Softs

mj CSCE Milk Index Meats

jm CSCE Large Milk Meats

cr CRB Index Indices

yx NYSE Composite Indices

ys NYSE Small Composite Indices

yl NYSE Large Composite Indices

tk PSE 100 Tech Index Indices

ii S&P Commodity Index Indices

ci Commercial Markets Indices

rj Russell 1000 Small Indices

rx Russell 1000 Indices

rq Russell 1000 Large Indices

ct Cotton #2 Softs

oj Orange Juice Softs

od Orange Juice Diff. Softs

ok Orange Juice FCOJ-2 Softs

dx U.S. Dollar Index Currency

ol Euro/Krone Currency

ar Aussie/New Zealand Currency

ya Aussie/Yen Currency

uv Euro Futures Small Currency

uu Euro Futures Currency

fy 5-Year T-Note Financials

tw 2-Year T-Note Financials

yp Pound/Dollar Currency

yy Dollar/Yen Currency

yd Dollar/Canadian Currency

yf Dollar/Swiss Currency

zr Dollar/Rand Currency

sy Pound/Yen Currency

ss Pound/Swiss Currency

au Australian Dollar Currency

zx New Zealand Dollar Currency

rh Indonesian Rupiah Currency

rm Malaysian Ringgit Currency

th Thai Baht Currency

ep Euro/Canadian Currency

gb Pound/Euro Currency

ej Euro/Yen Currency

rk Euro/Krona Currency

rz Euro/Swiss Currency

zs Swiss/Yen Currency

Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)

Symbol Name Grouping

is ISDEX Internet Index Indices

mv Mini Value Line Indices

kw KCBT Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE)

Symbol Name Grouping

mw Spring Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

nw White Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

st Black Tiger Shrimp Meats

sl White Shrimp Meats

dw Durum Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

bg Twin Cities On-Peak Energies

MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MIDAM)

Symbol Name Grouping

xp British Pound Currency

xd Canadian Dollar Currency

xa Australian Dollar Currency

xl Live Cattle Meats

xc MidAm Corn Grains and Oilseeds

xm Deutsche Mark Currency

ud Eurodollar Financials

xk MidAm Gold Metals

xh Lean Hogs Meats

xj Japanese Yen Currency

xo Oats Grains and Oilseeds

xu Platinum Metals

xy Silver Metals

xs MidAm Soybeans Grains and Oilseeds

xr Soybean Oil Grains and Oilseeds

xe Soybean Meal Grains and Oilseeds

xf Swiss Franc Currency

xg Euro Futures Currency

xt Treasury Bills Financials

xb 30-Year T-Bond Financials

xn 10-Year T-Note Financials

xv 5-Year T-Note Financials

xw Wheat Grains and Oilseeds

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