Contract Specification

Interest Rates Indices Currencies Metals Energies
Grains Meats Exotics Mid-Am Minis Month Codes

SYMBOL COMMODITY/FUTURES CONTRACT SIZE MONTHS MARKET HOURS EXCHANGE
  INTEREST RATES
ED Eurodollar, 90-Day $1,000,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
TB Treasury Bills, 90-Day $1,000,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
FF Fed Funds, 30-Day $5,000,000 All Months 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
EM Libor** $3,000,000 All Months 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
TU Treasury Notes, 2-Year $200,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
FV Treasury Notes, 5-Year $100,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
TY Treasury Notes, 10-Year $100,000, 6% HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
US Treasury Bonds, 30-Year $100,000, 6% HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
MB Municipal Bonds $100,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CBOT
  INDICES
SP S&P 500 Stock Index $250 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm CME
ES E-Mini S&P 500 Index $50 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm CME
DJ Dow Jones Index $10 x Index HMUZ 8:20 - 3:15 pm CBOT
YX NYSE Composite Index $500 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm NYBOT
KV Value Line Index 100 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm KCBOT
NK Nikkei 225 Stock Avg $5 x Average HMUZ 8:00 - 3:15 pm CME
ER Eurotop 100 Stock Index $100 x Index HMUZ 4:00 - 10:00 am NYMEX
FI FT-SE 100 Stock Index $50 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm CME
MD S&P MidCap 400 Index $500 x Index HMUZ 8:30 - 3:15 pm CME
CR CRB Futures Index $500 x Index FGJMQX 8:40 - 1:45 pm NYBOT
GI G. Sachs Com. Index $250 x Index All Months 8:15 - 2:15 pm CME
  CURRENCIES
AD Australian Dollar A$100,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
BP British Pound BP62,500 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
CD Canadian Dollar C$100,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
DM Deutsche Mark DM125,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
FR French Franc Fr500,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
JY Japanese Yen JY12,500,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
PM Mexican Peso P500,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
SF Swiss Franc SF125,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:00 pm CME
DX U.S. Dollar Index $1,000 x Index HMUZ 7:05 - 2:00 pm NYBOT
  METALS
GC Gold 100 Troy oz GJMQVZ 7:20 - 1:30 pm NYMEX
SI Silver 5,000 Troy oz FHKNUZ 7:25 - 1:25 pm NYMEX
HG Copper 25,000 lb All Months 7:10 - 1:00 pm NYMEX
PL Platinum 50 Troy oz FJNV 7:20 - 1:30 pm NYMEX
PA Palladium 100 Troy oz HMUZ 7:10 - 1:20 pm NYMEX
ALA Aluminum 44,000 lb All Months 6:50 - 1:10 pm NYMEX
AG Silver 1,000 Troy oz. GJMQVZ 7:25 - 1.25 pm CBOT
  ENERGIES
CL Crude Oil 1,000 bbl (42,000 gal) All Months 8:45 - 2:10 pm NYMEX
HO Heating Oil 42,000 gal All Months 8:50 - 2:10 pm NYMEX
HU Unleaded Gasoline, NY 42,000 gal All Months 8:50 - 2:10 pm NYMEX
NG Natural Gas 10,000 MMBtu All Months 9:00 - 2:10 pm NYMEX
  GRAINS & LEGUMES
C Corn*** 5,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
W Wheat 5,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
S Soybeans 5,000 bu FHKNQUX 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
BO Soybean Oil 60,000 lb FHKNQUVZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
SM Soybean Meal 100 tons FHKNQUVZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
O Oats*** 5,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm CBOT
KW Wheat 5,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm KCBOT
MW Wheat (hard red spring) 5,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:15 pm MGE
  MEATS
LC Live Cattle 40,000 lb GJMQVZ 9:05 - 1:00 pm CME
FC Feeder Cattle 50,000 lb (100 bales) FHJKQUVX 9:05 - 1:00 pm CME
LH Live Hogs 40,000 lb GJMNQVZ 9:10 - 1:00 pm CME
PB Frozen Pork Bellies 40,000 lb GHKNQ 9:10 - 1:00 pm CME
  EXOTICS
KC Coffee "C" 37,500 lb HKNUZ 8:15 - 12:32 pm NYBOT
SB Sugar #11 (world) 112,000 lb HKNV 8:30 - 12:20 pm NYBOT
CO Cocoa 10 metric tons HKNUZ 8:30 - 1:30 pm NYBOT
CT Cotton 50,000 lb (100 bales) HKNVZ 9:30 - 1:40 pm NYBOT
OJ Frozen Orange Juice 15,000 lb FHKNUX 9:15 - 1:15 pm NYBOT
LB Lumber, Random Length 110,000 bd ft FHKNUX 9:00 - 1:05 pm CME
  MIDAM MINI CONTRACTS
XC Corn 1,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:45 pm MA
XS Soybeans 1,000 bu FHKNQUX 9:30 - 1:45 pm MA
XE Soybean Meal 50 tons FHKNQUVZ 9:30 - 1:45 pm MA
XO Oats 1,000 bu HKNUZ 9:30 - 1:45 pm MA
XT U.S. Treasury Bills $500,000, 90-Day HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XN U.S. Treasury Notes $50,000, 8% HMUZ 7:20 - 3:15 pm MA
XB U.S. Treasury Bonds $50,000, 8% HMUZ 7:20 - 3:15 pm MA
XP British Pound BP12,500 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XD Canadian Dollar C$50,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XM Deutsche Mark DM62,500 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XJ Japanese Yen JY6,250,000 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XF Swiss Franc SF62,500 HMUZ 7:20 - 2:15 pm MA
XK NY Gold 33.2 Troy oz All Months 7:20 - 1:40 pm MA
XY NY Silver 1,000 Troy oz. All Months 7:25 - 1:40 pm MA
XU Platinum 25 Troy oz FJNV 7:20 - 1:40 pm MA
XL Live Cattle 20,000 lb GJMQVZ 9:05 - 1:15 pm MA
XH Live Hogs 20,000 lb GJMNQVZ 9:10 - 1:15 pm MA
  TIMES SHOWN ARE CENTRAL TIME ZONE
**London Interbank Offered Rate
***November 2000: Months change to FHKNUXZ

Information Obtained From Sources Believed To Be Reliable But Provided Without Warranty
  Month Codes
  F - January J - April N - July V - October  
  G - February K - May Q - August X - November  
  H - March M - June U - September Z - December