Contract Specifications

FutureSource offers data on contracts from all major worldwide exchanges. The tables below list contract specifications for the most commonly requested contracts. For contract specifications other than those listed below, please refer to the individual exchange websites.


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Currencies

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Australian Dollar	IMM	100,000 AD	H,M,U,Z	QAD,AD	.0001 ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
British Pound	IMM	62.5K BP	H,M,U,Z	QBP,BP	.0002 ($12.50)	1 pt=$6.25
Canadian Dollar	IMM	100K CD	H,M,U,Z	QCD,CD	.0001 ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Euro-Currency	IMM	125K Euros	H,M,U,Z	QEC,EC	.0001 ($12.50)	1 pt=$12.50
Japanese Yen	IMM	12.5 mil Yen	H,M,U,Z	QJY,JY	.000001 ($12.50)	1 pt=$12.50
Mexican Peso	IMM	500K MP	H,M,U,Z	QME,ME	.00001 ($5.00)	1 pt=$5.00
Swiss Franc	IMM	125K SF	H,M,U,Z	QSF,SF	.0001 ($12.50)	1 pt=$12.50

Dairy

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Butter (Grade AA)	CME	40,000 lbs	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	DB	.00025 ($10.00)	1 pt=$4.00
Class IV Milk	CME	200,000 lbs	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	DK	.01 ($20.00)	1 pt=$20.00
Milk	CME	2000 lbs	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	DA	.01 ($20.00)	1 pt=$20.00

Energies

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Brent Crude Oil	NYMX	1,000 barrels	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	SC,SC=2	.01/barrel ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Brent Crude Oil	IPE	1,000 barrels	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	EB-IP	.01/barrel ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Crude Oil	NYMX	1k bbl	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	CL,CL=2	.01/bbl ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Gas Oil	IPE	100 metric tons	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	EB-IP	.25/ton ($25.00)	1 pt=$25.00
Heating Oil	NYMX	42K gal	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	HO,HO=2	.0001 ($4.20)	1 pt=$4.20
Natural Gas	NYMX	10K mm/btu	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	NG,NG=2	.10 ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Unleaded Gas	NYMX	42K gal	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	HU,HU=2	.0001 ($4.20)	1 pt=$4.20

Financial

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
3 Mo Eurodollars	CME	$1 mil E$	H,M,U,Z	QED,ED	.005 ($12.50)	1 pt=$25.00
3 Mo Euroyen	CME	$1 mil Yen	H,M,U,Z	EY	.01 (2,500 Y)	1 pt=2,500 Y
90 Day T-Bills	CME	$1mil Bill	H,M,U,Z	TB,TB	.01 ($25.00)	1 pt=$25.00
Fed Funds 30 Day	CBOT	$5 mil	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	QFF,FF	.005 ($20.835)	1 pt=$41.67
Libor 1 Month	CME	$3 mil	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	QEM,EM=2	.005 ($12.50)	1 pt=$25.00
T-Notes 10 yrs	CBOT	$100K note	H,M,U,Z	QTY,TY	1/64 ($15.625)	1/64=$15.625
T-Notes 2 yrs	CBOT	$200K note	H,M,U,Z	QTU,TU	1/128 ($15.625)	1/128=$15.625
T-Notes 5 yrs	CBOT	$100K note	H,M,U,Z	QFV,FV	1/64 ($15.625)	1/64=$15.625
US T-Bonds	CBOT	$100K bond	H,M,U,Z	QUS,US	1/32 ($31.25)	1/32=$31.25

Grains

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Corn	CBOT	5K bu	H,K,N,U,Z	QBC,C	1/4C ($12.50)	1 cent=$50.00
Hard Red Spring Wheat	MGE	5000 bushels	H,K,N,U,Z	MW	1/4 cent/bu ($12.50)	1 pt=$50.00
Hard Wheat	MGE	5000 bushels	F,G,H,J,K,M,N,Q,U,V,X,Z	IH	1/4 cent/bu ($12.50)	1 pt=$50.00
Oats	CBOT	5K bu	H,K,N,U,Z	QZO,O	.1/4C ($12.50)	1 cent=$50.00
Rough Rice	CBOT	2K klbs	F,H,K,N,U,V,Z	QRR,RR	.005 klb ($12.50)	1 cent=$20.00
Soybean	CBOT	5K bu	F,H,K,N,Q,U,X	QBS,S	1/4C ($12.50)	1 cent=$50.00
Soybean Meal	CBOT	100 tons	F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z	QSM,SM	.10/ton $(10.00)	1 pt=$1.00
Soybean Oil	CBOT	60K lbs	F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z	QBO,BO	1/100 cent	1 pt=$6.00
Wheat	CBOT	5K bu	H,K,N,U,Z	QBW,W	1/4 C ($12.50)	1 pt=$50.00
Wheat	KCBT	5,000 bushels	H,K,N,U,Z	KW	1/4 C ($12.50)	1 pt=$50.00

Indices

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
CRB Index	NYBT	$500 x Index value	F,G,U,X	CI	.05 pt ($25.00)	1 pt=$5.00
Dow Jones Ind	CBOT	$10 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	QDJ,DJ	.01 pt ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
E-Mini Nasdaq 100	CMEE	$20 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	NQ	.50 pt ($10.00)	1 pt=$0.20
E-Mini Russell 2000	CMEE	$20 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	NQ	.50 pt ($10.00)	1 pt=$0.20
E-Mini S&P	CMEE	$50 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	ES	.05 pt ($2.50)	1 pt=$0.50
Muni Bond Index	CBOT	$1000 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	MB,MB	1/32 ($31.25)	1/32=$31.25
Nasdaq 100	CME	$100 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	ND,ND=2	.05 pt ($5.00)	1 pt=$5.00
Nikkei 225	CME	$5 x Ave	H,M,U,Z	NK	5 pts ($25.00)	1 pt=$5.00
NYSE Stock	NYBT	$500 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	YX	.05 pt ($25.00)	1 pt=$5.00
S&P 500	CME	$250 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	SP,SP=2	.10 pt ($25.00)	1 pt=$2.50
US Dollar Index	NYBT	$1000 x Index value	H,M,U,Z	DX	.01 pt ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00

Livestock

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Feeder Cattle	CME	50K lbs	F,H,J,Q,U,V,X	FC	2.5 pts ($12.50)	1 pt=$5.00
Lean Hogs	CME	40K lbs	G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z	LH	2.5 pts ($10.00)	1 pt=$4.00
Live Cattle	CME	40K lbs	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	LC	2.5 pts ($10.00)	1 pt=$4.00
Pork Bellies	CME	40K lbs	G,H,K,N,Q	PB	2.5 pts ($10.00)	1 pt=$4.00

Metals

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Copper	COMX	25K lbs	F,H,K,N,U,Z	HG,HG=2	5 pts ($12.50)	1 cent=$250
Gold	COMX	100 oz	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	GC,GC=2	10 pts ($10.00)	$1 =$100
Palladium	COMX	100 oz	H,M,U,Z	PA	5 pts ($1.00)	1 pt=$1.00
Platinum	COMX	50 oz	F,J,N,V	PL	10 pts ($5.00)	1 pt=$0.50
Silver	COMX	5K oz	F,H,K,N,U,Z	SI,SI=2	50 pts ($25.00)	1 cent=$50.00

Mini Contracts

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Corn	CBOT	1K bu	H,K,N,U,Z	YC	1/4 c/bu ($2.50)	1 cent=$10.00
Eurodollars	eCBT	$500K E$	H,M,U,Z	YE	.005 ($6.25)	1 pt=$12.50
Feeder Cattle	CME	10,000 lbs	F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X	XMF	0.001 ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Lean Hogs	CME	10,000 lbs	G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z	XHM	0.001 ($10.00)	1 pt=$10.00
Soybeans	CBOT	1K bu	F,H,K,N,Q,U,Z	YK	1/4 c/bu ($2.50)	1 cent=$10.00
Wheat	CBOT	1K bu	H,K,N,U,Z	YW	1/4 c/bu ($2.50)	1 cent=$10.00

Softs

Commodity	Exch	Contract Size	Deliv Months	Symbol	Min Fluctuation	Point Value
Cocoa	NYBT	10 metric tons	H,K,N,U,Z	CC	$1/ton	1 pt=$10.00
Coffee	NYBT	37.5k lbs	H,K,N,U,Z	KC	.0005 ($18.25)	1 pt=$3.75
Cotton	NYBT	50K lbs	H,K,N,V,Z	CT	.001 ($5.00)	1 pt=$5.00
Lumber	CME	110K board feet	F,H,K,N,U,X	LB	.10/1K ($11.00)	1 pt=$.10
Orange Juice	NYBT	15K lbs	F,H,K,N,U,X	JO	.0005 ($7.50)	1 pt=$1.50
Sugar #11	NYBT	112K lbs	H,K,N,V	SB	.0001 ($11.20)	1 pt=$11.20