Contract Month Codes |
Month |
Code |
January |
F |
February |
G |
March |
H |
April |
J |
May |
K |
June |
M |
July |
N |
August |
Q |
September |
U |
October |
V * The month codes underlined below is the first futures contract in the new crop year. |
November |
X |
December |
Z |
Future Exchanges |
Abbreviaton |
Exchange |
CMEGroup |
CME Group |
ICE |
ICE Futures |
KCBT |
Kansas City Board of Trade |
MGE |
Minneapolis Grain Exchange |
Grains & Soy |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
S |
Soybeans |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,Q,*U,X |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
SM |
Soybean Meal |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,Q,U,*V,Z |
100 tons |
$/ton |
.1 |
$10.00 |
$100 |
BO |
Soybean Oil |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,Q,U,*V,Z |
60,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$6.00 |
$600 |
C |
Corn |
CMEGroup |
H,K,N,U,*Z |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
O |
Oats |
CMEGroup |
H,K,*N,U,Z |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
RR |
Rough Rice |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,*U,X |
2,000 cwt. |
cents/cwt. |
.5 |
$10.00 |
$20 |
W |
Wheat |
CMEGroup |
H,K,*N,U,Z, |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
KW |
Kansas Wheat |
KCBT |
H,K,*N,U,Z, |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
MW |
Mpls. Wheat |
MGE |
H,K,N,*U,Z, |
5,000 bushels |
cents/bushel |
.25 |
$12.50 |
$50 |
Energies |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
CL |
Crude Oil |
CMEGroup |
All |
1,000 barrels |
$/barrel |
.01 |
$10.00 |
$1000 |
RB |
Gasoline |
CMEGroup |
All |
42,000 gallons |
cents/gallon |
.01 |
$4.20 |
$420 |
HO |
Heating Oil |
CMEGroup |
All |
42,000 gallons |
cents/gallon |
.01 |
$4.20 |
$420 |
NG |
Natural Gas |
CMEGroup |
All |
10,000 mmbtu |
$/mmbtu |
.001 |
$10.00 |
$10,000 |
Softs & Fibers |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
KC |
Coffee |
ICE |
H,K,N,U,*Z |
37,500 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.05 |
$18.75 |
$375 |
CT |
Cotton |
ICE |
H,K,N,*V,Z |
50,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$5.00 |
$500 |
CC |
Cocoa |
ICE |
H,K,N,U,*Z |
10 metric tons |
$/metric ton |
1 |
$10.00 |
$10 |
OJ |
Orange Juice |
ICE |
*F,H,K,N,U,X |
15,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.05 |
$7.50 |
$150 |
SB |
Sugar #11 |
ICE |
H,K,N,V |
112,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$11.20 |
$1120 |
LB |
Lumber |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,U,X |
110,000 bd. ft. |
$/1000 bd. ft. |
.1 |
$11.00 |
$110 |
Meats |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
FC |
Feeder Cattle |
CMEGroup |
F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X |
50,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$5.00 |
$500 |
LC |
Live Cattle |
CMEGroup |
G,J,M,Q,V,Z |
40,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$4.00 |
$400 |
LH |
Lean Hogs |
CMEGroup |
G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z |
40,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$4.00 |
$400 |
PB |
Pork Bellies |
CMEGroup |
*G,H,K,N,Q |
40,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.01 |
$4.00 |
$400 |
Metals |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
GC |
Gold |
CMEGroup |
G,J,M,Q,V,Z |
100 troy oz. |
$/troy oz. |
.1 |
$10.00 |
$100 |
HG |
Copper |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,U,Z |
25,000 lbs. |
cents/lb. |
.05 |
$12.50 |
$250 |
SI |
Silver |
CMEGroup |
F,H,K,N,U,Z |
5,000 troy oz. |
cents/troy oz. |
.1 |
$5.00 |
$50 |
PL |
Platinum |
CMEGroup |
F,J,N,V |
50 troy oz. |
$/troy oz. |
.1 |
$5.00 |
$50 |
Stock Indices |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
DJ |
Dow Jones Ind |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$10 X index |
index |
1 |
$10.00 |
$10 |
SP |
S & P 500 |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$250 X index |
index |
.1 |
$25.00 |
$250 |
ND |
Nasdaq 100 |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$100 X index |
index |
.25 |
$25.00 |
$100 |
Currencies |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
AD |
Australian Dollar |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
100,000 AD |
cents/AD |
.01 |
$10.00 |
$1000 |
CD |
Canadian Dollar |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
100,000 CD |
cents/CD |
.01 |
$10.00 |
$1000 |
BP |
British Pound |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
62,500 BP |
cents/BP |
.01 |
$6.25 |
$625 |
SF |
Swiss Franc |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
125,000 SF |
cents/SF |
.01 |
$12.50 |
$1250 |
JY |
Japenese Yen |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
12,500,000 JY |
cents/100 JY |
.01 |
$12.50 |
$1250 |
MP |
Mexican Peso |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
500,000 MP |
$/MP |
.000025 |
$12.50 |
$500,000 |
EC |
Euro FX |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
125,000 Euro |
cents/Euro |
.01 |
$12.50 |
$1250 |
DX |
US Dollar Index |
ICE |
H,M,U,Z |
$1,000 X index |
index |
.005 |
$5.00 |
$1000 |
Interest Rates |
Symbol |
Futures Contract |
Exchange |
Months |
Contract Size |
Price Quote |
Tick |
Tick Amount |
Unit Move |
US |
30 Yr T-Bonds |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$100,000 |
pts. 32nds
of 100%
|
1/2 of
1/32
|
$15.625 |
$1000 |
TY |
10 Yr T-Notes |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$100,000 |
pts. 32nds
of 100%
|
1/2 of
1/32
|
$15.625 |
$1000 |
FV |
5 Yr T-Notes |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$100,000 |
pts. 32nds
of 100%
|
1/4 of
1/32
|
$7.8125 |
$1000 |
TU |
2 Yr T-Notes |
CMEGroup |
H,M,U,Z |
$200,000 |
pts. 32nds
of 100%
|
1/4 of
1/32
|
$15.625 |
$2000 |
FF |
30 Day F. F. |
CMEGroup |
All |
$5 million |
pts. of 100% |
.005 |
$20.835 |
$4167 |
ED |
Eurodollars |
CMEGroup |
All |
$1,000,000 |
pts. of 100% |
.005 |
$12.50 |
$2500 |
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