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Futures Symbols

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. Press CTRL-F on the keyboard to search down through the symbols

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

Note: Each Futures market symbol trades in specific contract months. For example, many of the currency and index symbols trade only in the H,M,U,Z months. Visit each futures exchange for details on a symbol's trading hours and trading months.

Click HERE to view a list of all Futures exchanges and the symbols at each exchange.