Futures Symbol Guide

Top  Previous  Next

MyTrack future symbols are comprised of 3 parts.  The first is the alpha symbol (listed below), followed by a grav (located to the left of the number 1 key `), then the alpha month code.

 

For example:        US`U is September CBT  30yr Tbonds

                       SP`Z is December CME  S&P 500

                       C`H is March CBT  Corn

 

 

Month Codes

 

Code              Month                                Code        Month

 

F                January                        N        July

G                February                        Q        August

H                March                                U        September

J                April                                V        October

K                May                                X        November

M                June                                Z        December

 

2 year out Month Codes

Jan        Feb        Mar        Apr        May        Jun        Jul        Aug        Sep        Oct        Nov        Dec

D           E           I           L           O           P           T           R           B           C           W           Y

 

AGRICULTURAL FUTURES / OPTIONS SYMBOL DIRECTORY

 

 

Symbol    Product                      Exchange

NZ        Anhydrous Ammonia                CBT

QI        Barley                      LIFFE/FOX

B         Barley                           WGE

FG        Barley (Canadian)                MGE

BM        Boneless Beef                    CME

TR        Beef Trimmings                   CME

BU        Butter                           CME

UT        Butter                           CSCE

WR        Canola (Rapeseed)                WGE

FC        Cattle (Feeder)                  CME

LA        Cattle (Short Dated Option)      CME

LC        Cattle (Live)                    CME

XL        Cattle (Live)                    MACE

CZ        Cattle (Stocker)                 CME

EZ        Cheddar Cheese                   CSCE

CS        Cheddar Cheese                   CME

CO        Cocoa                            CSCE

QC        Cocoa                        LIFFE/FOX

CC        Coffee                           CSCE

KB        Coffee (Brazil Diff.)            CSCE

CF        Coffee (Robusta)               LIFFE/FOX

PF        Coffee (Robusta)                 MATIF

C         Corn                             CBT

XC        Corn                             MACE

YG        Corn Crop Yield - Illinois       CBT

YH        Corn Crop Yield - Indiana        CBT

CY        Corn Crop Yield - Iowa           CBT

YI        Corn Crop Yield - Nebraska       CBT

YK        Corn Crop Yield - Ohio           CBT

YC        Corn Crop Yield - U.S.           CBT

CT        Cotton                           NYCE

DY        Dry Whey                         CME

VO        Edible Oils Index (FOSFA)        CBT

FZ        Fertilizer (DAP)                 CBT

F         Flaxseed                         WGE

LH        Hogs, Lean                       CME

XH        Hogs, Live                       MACE

LB        Lumber                           CME

MJ        Milk (BFP)                       CSCE

VA        Milk (BFP)                       CME

MQ        Milk (BFP) Mini Options          CME

VD        Milk, Fluid                      CSCE

VM        Milk, Nonfat Dry                 CSCE

NF        Milk, Nonfat Dry                 CME

O         Oats                             CBT

XO        Oats                             MACE

MO        Oats                             MGE

OW        Oats                             WGE

OJ        Orange Juice                     NYCE

OB        Oriented Strand Board            CME

QP        Pigs, Live                    LIFFE/FOX

FB        Pork Bellies (Fresh)             CME

PB        Pork Bellies (Frozen)            CME

PC        Pork Cut Outs                    CME

QX        Potatoes                       LIFFE/FOX

PT        Potatoes                         NYCE

PP        Potatoes                         MATIF

PG        Rapeseed DM                      MATIF

PH        Rapeseed USD                     MATIF

PI        Rapeseed FF                      MATIF

NR        Rice, Rough                      CBT

WY        Rye                              WGE

BT        Shrimp, Black Tiger              MGE

SH        Shrimp, White                    MGE

S         Soybeans                         CBT

XS        Soybeans                         MACE

SM        Soybean Meal                     CBT

XE        Soybean Meal                     MACE

BO        Soybean Oil                      CBT

XR        Soybean Oil                      MACE

SU        Sugar (#11)                      CSCE

SE        Sugar (#14)                      CSCE

WS        Sugar, White                     CSCE

QW        Sugar, White (#5)              LIFFE/FOX

PX        Sugar ($ Priced)                 MATIF

PY        Sugar (Fr.Franc Priced)          MATIF

QK        Wheat                         LIFFE/FOX

W         Wheat                            CBT

KW        Wheat                            KCBT

XW        Wheat                            MACE

EW        Wheat (Milling BL2 Fr Francs)    MATIF

MW        Wheat                            MGE

NW        Wheat (White)                    MGE

DW        Wheat (Durham)                   MGE

WH        Wheat                            WCE

 

A/C/E SYMBOLS  (track data symbols)        

 

CORN                        ZG                

OATS                        ZO                        

ROUGH RICE                ZI                

SOYBEAN MEAL        ZM                        

SOYBEAN OIL                ZL                        

SOYBEANS                ZV                        

WHEAT                        ZW                                        

 

INDEX FUTURES / OPTIONS SYMBOL DIRECTORY

 

Symbol       Product                         Exchange

 

QO         Baltic Freight                   LIFFE/FOX

QA         Bankruptcy Index Type A          CME

QB         Bankruptcy Index                 CME

MI         CAC 40 (1 Euro)                  MATIF

MC         CAC 40 (10 Euro)                 MATIF

MG         CAC 40 (Odd Lot Temp)            MATIF

CR         Commodity Research               NYFE

AM         DAX MidCap                       DTB

AX         DAX                              DTB

DJ         Dow Jones Industrial Average     CBT

DA             Dow Jones Utilities              CBT

DT         Dow Jones Transportation         CBT

DC         Dow Jones Composite              CBT                                        

FE         Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 Index    DTB

FS         Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index         DTB

EI         Dutch Stock                      EOE

EF         Dutch Top 5                      EOE

DS         Emerging Markets Debt Index      NYCE

ET         FT-SE EuroTop 100 Index          LIFFE

ER         FT-SE EuroTop 100 Index          COMEX

FT         FT-SE EuroTop 100 Index          EOE

LY         FT-SE MID 250                    LIFFE

LZ         FT-SE 100                        LIFFE

GX         Goldman-Sachs                    CME

HK         MSCI Hong Kong Index             SIMEX

IX         IBEX 35 Plus                     MEFF

PM         IPC Stock Index                  CME

BC         Major Market                     CME

MA         Dow Jones Malaysia Stock Index   SIMEX

QU         Municipal Bond                   CBT

ND         Nasdaq 100                       CME

NK         NIKKEI 225                       CME

ON         NIKKEI 225                       OSAKA

SN         NIKKEI 225                       SIMEX

OT         NIKKEI 300                       OSAKA

ST         NIKKEI 300                       SIMEX

NY         NYSE Composite                   NYFE

YS         NYSE Composite (Small)           NYFE

LN         NYSE Composite(Large)            NYFE

TK         PSE Technology Index             NYFE

RU         Russell 2000                     CME

ZU         Russell 1000                     CME

MD         S&P 400 Midcaps                  CME

SP         S&P 500                          CME

SG         S&P 500/BARRA Growth             CME

VS         S&P 500/BARRA Value              CME

ES         S&P 500 (Mini - Globex Only)     CME

EQ         S&P 500 (Mini - Backup Ticker)   CME

ZX         SMI                              SOFFEX

SI         MSCI Singapore Stock Index       SIMEX

TN         MSCI Taiwan Stock Index          SIMEX

HK         MSCI Hong Kong Stock Index       SIMEX

TL         Dow Jones Thailand Stock Index   SIMEX

TX         TOPIX                            TSE

TF         Toronto 35                       TOR

TG         Toronto 100                      TOR

DX         U.S. Dollar                      NYCE/FINEX

DL         U.S. Dollar (Large Lots)         NYCE/FINEX

VL         Valueline                        KCBT

MV         Valueline (Mini)                 KCBT

 

 

ENERGY FUTURES / OPTIONS SYMBOL DIRECTORY

 

Symbol        Product                         Exchange

 

HC          Crack Spreads(Heat Oil/Crude)    NYMEX

UC          Crack Spreads(Unl. Gas/Crude)    NYMEX

CL          Crude Oil                        NYMEX

LO          Crude Oil (Brent)                IPE

SO          Crude Oil (Brent)                SIMEX

SC          Crude Oil (Sour)                 NYMEX

BV          Electricity (TVA Hub)            CBT

BZ          Electricity (Cmnwlth Edison)     CBT

BG          Electricity (MAPP) On Peak       MGE

BH          Electricity (MAPP) Off Peak      MGE

CW          Electricity-COB (Cal/Ore Border) NYMEX

KV          Electricity - Palo Verde         NYMEX

CN          Electricity - Eastern Cinergy    NYMEX

NT          Electricity - Eastern Entergy    NYMEX

IS          Fuel Oil (Hi-Sulphur)            SIMEX

FU          Gas (Unleaded)                   FOX

QL          Gas (Unleaded)                   NYMEX

GU          Gas (Unleaded, Gulf Coast)       NYMEX

QS          Gas Oil                          IPE

HO          Heating Oil                      NYMEX

NC          Natural Gas (Alberta)            NYMEX

NG          Natural Gas                      NYMEX

NP          Natural Gas (Permian Basin)      NYMEX

KG          Natural Gas (Western)            KCBT

LI          Propane (Liquid)                 NYMEX

 

Weather futures

 

KA                        Atlanta                                   CME                                

KH                        Chicago                                   CME        

KD                        Cincinnati                                   CME        

KN                        New York                                 CME

 

 

SPANISH FUTURES

 

 

DG      GERMAN DIFF

DV      SPANISH GVT BOND

HF      MIBOR 90 PLUS INDEX

HG      MIBOR 360 PLUS INDEX

HL      3 YEAR GVT BOND

 

SWEDISH FUTURES

 

 

OX      OMX INDEX

 

SWISS FUTURES

 

 

ZC      GOVT BOND (CONF)

ZI      GOVT BOND (COMI)

ZX      SMI INDEX

 

UK FUTURES

 

CF      COFFEE ROBUSTA

DB      GERMAN BUND

EC      3 MONTH EURO

EM      3 MONTH EUROMARK

ET      FTSE EUROTOP 100

EV      EUROMARK MID CURVE

EX      3 MONTH EURO MID CURVE

LF      5 YEAR GILT

LG      LONG GILT

LJ      JAPANESE GVT BOND

LK      1 MONTH EUROMARK

LL      BOBL

LO      BRENT CRUDE

LS      EUROSWISS

LU      EUROYEN

LV      EUROLIRA

LX      EUROLIRA MID CURVE

LY      FTSE 250 INDEX

LZ      FTSE 100 INDEX

QC      COCOA

QI      BARLEY

QK      WHEAT

QW      WHITE SUGAR

QX      POTATO

QO      BIFFEX

QS      GASOIL

SS      SHORT STERLING

SX      SHORT STERLING MID CURVE

UI      ITALIAN GOVT BOND (BTP)