TraderBytes - Futures Symbols (2024)

Futures and Futures Options can be obtained from the following exchanges: CME, CBOT, COMEX, KCBT, MGEX, ICE, NYMEX, and others. Trade the Currencies, Energies, Financials, Grains, Indices, Meats, Metals, and Softs. <![if !IE]> Press CTRL-F on the keyboard to search down through the symbols<![endif]>

Futures Commodity symbols are created in three parts:
the root symbol, the month code, and the year code.

The month code is represented with a single letter as displayed below:
F - January
G - February
H - March
J - April
K - May
M - June
N - July
Q - August
U - September
V - October
X - November
Z - December

The year code is displayed as one digit:
2023 would be displayed as 3
2024 would be displayed as 4

For example, the E-mini S&P 500, December 2023 would be -ESZ3
-ES is the root symbol
Z is the month of December
3 is for the year 2023

• Sample Futures Symbols
• -ESZ3 E-mini S&P 500, December 2023 contract
• -NQH4 E-mini Nasdaq, March 2024 contract
• -YMU5 E-mini Dow Jones, September 2025 contract
• Root Symbols for several Futures Markets and Exchanges
• CME E-mini Package (Globex)
• -E7 E-Mini Euro FX
• -E8 E-Mini Eurodollar 5-Year Bundle
• -EA E-Mini MSCI EAFE
• -EB E-Mini Eurodollar
• -EO E-Mini S&P 500 EUR
• -ER E-Mini MSCI EMI
• -ES E-Mini S&P 500
• -EW E-Mini S&P Midcap
• -FN E-Mini Xinhua 25
• -J7 E-Mini Japanese Yen
• -NB E-Mini Nasdaq Bio
• -NC E-Mini Nasdaq Comp
• -NQ E-Mini Nasdaq 100
• -PC E-Mini S&P SmallCap
• -SO E-Mini S&P Asia 50
• CBOT Mini Package
• -YM Mid-Sized ($5) Dow Industrials
• -YC Mini-Sized Corn
• -XN Mini-Sized Corn
• -XW Mini-Sized Wheat
• -XK Mini-Sized Soybeans
• Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT Streaming)
• -ZC Corn
• -ZO Oats
• -ZW Wheat
• -ZS Soybeans
• -ZR Rough Rice
• -ZM Soybean Meal
• -ZL Soybean Oil
• -ZA Soybean South American
• -ZK Ethanol
• -FZ Ethanol OTC Swaps
• -EG Ethanol Gulf Coast
• -EN Ethanol Los Angeles
• -EH Ethanol New York
• -CS Soybean Crush
• -CM Southern Minnesota Corn Basis Swap
• -CN Eastern Nebraska Corn Basis Swap
• -CO Eastern South Dakota Corn Basis Swap
• -CY Northeastern Iowa Corn Basis Swap
• -DO Southern Iowa Corn Basis Swap
• -FQ Corn Calendar Swap
• -FR Soybean Calendar Swap
• -FU Wheat Calendar Swap
• -ZB 30 Year T-Bond
• -ZN 10 Year T-Note
• -ZF 5 Year T-Note
• -ZT 2 Year T-Note
• -QS 30 Year Interest Rate Swap
• -SR 10 Year Interest Rate Swap
• -J8 7 Year Interest Rate Swap
• -SA 5 Year Interest Rate Swap
• -ZQ 30 Day Fed Funds
• -F2 Fed Funds Binary Options
• -ZD Dow Industrials (E)
• -DD Big-Sized ($25) Dow Industrials
• -AH Dow Jones AIG Excess Return Index
• -DH Dow Jones Real Estate Index
• -CX Liquid 50 Swap Index
• -DC Dow Composite
• -DT Dow Transports
• -DU Dow Utilities
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IMM)
• -A6 Australian Dollar
• -B6 British Pound
• -D6 Canadian Dollar
• -J6 Japanese Yen
• -E6 Euro FX
• -S6 Swiss Franc
• -M6 Mexican Peso
• -L6 Brazilian Real
• -N6 New Zealand Dollar
• -R6 Russian Ruble
• -T6 South African Rand
• -RP Euro/Pound
• -RY Euro/Yen
• -RF Euro/Swiss
• -SK Swedish Krona
• -NR Norwegian Krone
• -UA Euro/Krona
• -UB Euro/Krone
• -UC Euro/Australian
• -UE Euro/Canadian
• -UF Canadian/Yen
• -UG Australian/Canadian
• -UI Australian/New Zealand
• -UK Australian/Yen
• -UN British Pound/Swiss Franc
• -UR British Pound/Yen
• -UP Swiss Franc/Yen
• -WC Czech Koruna
• -WE Euro/Czech Koruna
• -WH Hungarian Forint
• -WP Polish Zloty
• -WU Euro/Hungarian Forint
• -WY Iraeli Shekel
• -WZ Euro/Polosh Zloty
• -KZ Korean Won
• -QR Renminbi/Yen
• -QV Renminbi/Euro
• -QT Chinese Renminbi
• -E4 Turkish Lira
• -E5 Euro Turkish Lira
• -MB E-Micro GBP/USD
• -MF E-Micro EUR/USD
• -MG E-Micro AUD/USD
• -MH E-Micro USD/JPY
• -MM E-Micro USD/CAD
• -MN E-Micro USD/CHF
• -CZ CME $ Index
• -GE Eurodollar
• -GP Eurodollar Cal Spread
• -F1 SPX Synth ED Cal SPD
• -GJ Euroyen Tibor
• -EL Euroyen Libor
• -GH 1-Month Libor
• -C7 Eurozone CPI Index
• -JB Japanese Bond
• -FD 3-Month (OIS) Swaps
• -S2 2-Yr Swap Rate
• -S5 5-Yr Swap Rate
• -S0 10-Yr Swap Rate
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IOM)
• -SP S&P 500 Index
• -ND Nasdaq 100
• -MD S&P Midcap 400
• -SG S&P 500/Barra Growth
• -SU S&P 500/Barra Value
• -PH S&P SmallCap 600
• -PP S&P Depositary SPY
• -PZ Nasdaq 100 QQQQ
• -PR iShares Rus 2000
• -NL Nikkei 225 Yen
• -NY Nikkei 225
• -GD GSCI
• -G7 GSCI Excess Return
• -G8 GSCI Excess Return Swap Index
• -C0 S&P GS Natural Gas ER
• -OE S&P 100 OEX
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
• -GF Feeder Cattle
• -LE Live Cattle
• -HE Lean Hogs
• -LS Lumber
• Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)
• -KE Kansas City Wheat
• -MV Value Line Futures
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX)
• -MW Spring Wheat
• -IH HRWI Hard Red Wheat
• -IP HRSI Spring Wheat Index
• -IW SRWI Soft Red Index
• Commodities Exchange (COMEX)
• -AL Aluminum
• -HG High Grade Copper
• -GC Gold
• -SI Silver
• -AM Gold Asian
• -YN E-mini Gold Kilo
• -YS E-mini Silver 1000oz
• New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
• -CL Crude Oil
• -HO Heating Oil
• -RB Gasoline RBOB
• -RT Gasoline RBOB (E)
• -LR Gasoline Gulf Coast
• -PN Propane
• -NG Natural Gas
• -HP Natural Gas (E)
• New York Mercantile Exchange - emiNY package (NYMI)
• -QM emiNY Crude Oil
• -QH emiNY Heating Oil
• -QU emiNY Gasoline Unleaded
• -QG emiNY Natural Gas
• -QO emiNY Gold
• -QC emiNY Copper
• -QI emiNY Silver
• ICE New York Board of Trade (CSCE)
• -KC Coffee
• -CC Cocoa
• -SB Sugar #11
• -SE Sugar #14
• -SD Sugar #16
• ICE New York Board of Trade (NYCE)
• -CT Cotton #2
• -OJ Orange Juice FCOJ-A
• ICE New York Board of Trade (NYFE)
• -CR CRB Futures Index
• -CI Continuous CRB Index
• -YV NYSE Composite
• ICE New York Board of Trade (FINEX)
• -DX U.S. Dollar Index
• -EU Euro Futures
• -AU Australian Dollar
• -ZX New Zealand Dollar
• Plus many other Currency Futures
• CBOE Futures Exchange (Chicago Futures Exchange CFE)
• -VI Volatility Index VIX
• -VN CBOE Nasdaq 100 VXN
• -VE DJIA 30 VXD
• NYSE Liffe
• -YG Mini-sized Gold
• -YI Mini-sized Silver
• -ZG NYSE 100 oz Gold
• -ZI NYSE 5000 oz Silver