Commodities Symbols

Futures contract symbols are split into three parts:

  1. The commodity code
  2. The month code
  3. 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

    For example:
  • Dow Jones Industrial December 2001 - DJZ1
  • S&P 500 Cash - SPY0
  • Corn July 2001 - CN1

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
ff 30-Day Fed Funds Financials
zq 30-Day Fed Funds (E) Financials
ki Kilo Gold Metals
gh Gold 100-Ounce Metals
zh Gold 100-Ounce (E) Metals
ag Silver 1000-Ounce Metals
zv Silver 1000-Ounce(E) 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
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

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
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
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
kv Value Line Index Indices
kw KCBT Wheat Grains and Oilseeds
kg Western Natural Gas Energies
kp Gas Index Futures Energies

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