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MarketGroup - Currencies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Aussie Dollar 6A CME $ 3780 $ 945
Brazilian Real 6L CME $ 9100 $ 2275
British Pound 6B CME $ 2025 $ 506.25
British Pound/Japanese Yen Cross Rate PJY CME ¥ 405000 ¥ 202500
Canadian Dollar 6C CME $ 2700 $ 675
Chinese Renminbi RMB CME $ 2126 $ 1063
E-Mini Euro FX E7 CME $ 2700 $ 1350
E-mini Japanese Yen J7 CME $ 2430 $ 1215
Euro FX Currencies 6E Video by The CME Group CME $ 5400 $ 1350
Euro FX/BP Cross RP CME £ 2025 £ 1012.5
Euro FX/JY Cross RY CME ¥ 607500 ¥ 303750
Euro FX/SF Cross RF CME CHF. 5400 CHF. 2700
Japanese Yen 6J Video by The CME Group CME $ 4860 $ 1215
Korean Won KRW CME $ 4725 $ 2362.5
Mexican Peso 6M CME $ 3750 $ 1875
Micro Australian Dollar M6A CME $ 378 $ 189
Micro British Pound M6B CME $ 202 $ 101
Micro Canadian Dollar M6C CME $ 270 $ 135
Micro Euro FX M6E CME $ 540 $ 270
Micro Japeneese Yen M6J CME ¥ 20250 ¥ 10125
Micro Swiss Franc M6S CME CHF. 338 CHF. 169
New Zealand Dollar 6N CME $ 2700 $ 1350
Polish Zloty PLN CME $ 10800 $ 5400
South African Rand 6Z CME $ 4860 $ 2430
Swedish Krona SEK CME $ 12150 $ 6075
Swiss Franc 6S CME $ 7290 $ 1822.5
Turkish Lira - Euro TRE CME € 2000 € 1000
Turkish Lira - USD TRY CME $ 14850 $ 7425
US Dollar Index DX-M ICE $ 1980 $ 990
MarketGroup - Currencies (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Aussie Dollar (Pit) AD CME $ 3780 $ 945
Brazilian Real (Pit) BR CME $ 9100 $ 2275
British Pound (Pit) BP CME $ 2025 $ 506.25
Canadian Dollar (Pit) CD CME $ 2700 $ 675
Euro FX Currencies (Pit) EC CME $ 5400 $ 1350
Japanese Yen (Pit) JY CME $ 4860 $ 1215
Mexican Peso (Pit) MP CME $ 3750 $ 1875
New Zealand Dollar (Pit) NE CME $ 2700 $ 1350
South African Rand (Pit) RA CME $ 4860 $ 2430
Swiss Franc (Pit) SF CME $ 7290 $ 1822.5
MarketGroup - Energies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Crude Oil GCL Video by The CME Group NYMEX $ 7560 $ 3780
Crude Oil (Penultimate) WS NYMEX $ 5400 $ 2700
Crude Oil TAS CLT NYMEX $ 7560 $ 3780
Gulf Coast Gasoline GLR NYMEX $ 7150 $ 3575
Gulf Coast Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel GLU NYMEX $ 7700 $ 3850
Heating Oil GHO NYMEX $ 7155 $ 3577.5
Heating Oil Penult. BH NYMEX $ 7155 $ 3577.5
Heating Oil TAS HOT NYMEX $ 7155 $ 3577.5
HH Natural Gas TAS NGT NYMEX $ 2835 $ 1417.5
ICE (RBOB) Gasoline Futures RBOB-M ICE $ 7001 $ 3500.5
ICE (RBOB) Gasoline Futures RBOB-Q ICE $ 7001 $ 3500.5
ICE Brent Crude Futures Monthly NSEA-M ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
ICE Brent Crude Futures Quarterly NSEA-Q ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
ICE Brent Crude Futures Yearly NSEA-Y ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
ICE Gasoil Futures ARA-M ICE $ 4500 $ 2250
ICE Gasoil Futures ARA-Q ICE $ 4500 $ 2250
ICE Heating Oil Futures Monthly NYH-M ICE $ 6002 $ 3001
ICE Heating Oil Futures Quarterly NYH-Q ICE $ 6002 $ 3001
ICE WTI Crude Monthly Futures WTI-M ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
ICE WTI Crude Quarterly Futures WTI-Q ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
ICE WTI Crude Yearly Futures WTI-Y ICE $ 6000 $ 3000
miNY Crude Oil QM NYMEX $ 3780 $ 1890
miNY Heating Oil QH NYMEX $ 3578 $ 1789
miNY Natural Gas QG NYMEX $ 709 $ 354.5
miNY RBOB Gasoline QU NYMEX $ 3000 $ 1500
Natural Gas GNG NYMEX $ 2835 $ 1417.5
Natural Gas (Last-Day) HH NYMEX $ 6750 $ 3375
Natural Gas (Penultimate) HP NYMEX $ 2835 $ 1417.5
New York Harbor Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel GLH NYMEX $ 5500 $ 2750
RBOB Gasoline GRB NYMEX $ 8100 $ 4050
RBOB Gasoline (Penultimate) RT NYMEX $ 5400 $ 2700
RBOB Gasoline TAS RBT NYMEX $ 8100 $ 4050
MarketGroup - Financials (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
10 YR Interest Rate Swap SR CBOT $ 2160 $ 1080
10 Yr US T-Note ZN CBOT $ 1755 $ 877.5
2 Yr T-Note ZT CBOT $ 540 $ 270
3 Month Eurodollar ED.GB LIFFE London $ 500 $ 250
3 Month EuroSwiss EURCHF LIFFE London CHF. 500 CHF. 250
3 Month Euroyen Tibor EY3TB LIFFE London ¥ 22950 ¥ 11475
3 Yr-TNote Z3N CBOT $ 1012 $ 506
30 Yr US T-Bonds ZB Video by The CME Group CBOT $ 4185 $ 2092.5
5 Yr T-Note ZF CBOT $ 1012 $ 506
ASX 10 Year Treasury Bond XT SFE $ 2600 $ 1300
ASX 3 Year Treasury Bond YT SFE $ 1100 $ 550
Euro Dollar GE CME $ 911 $ 455.5
Euro-Buxl FGBX EUREX € 7250 € 3625
EuroBobl FGBM EUREX € 1590 € 795
EuroBund FGBL EUREX € 3360 € 1680
Eurozone HICP HC CME € 2700 € 1350
Fed Fund 30 Day ZQ CBOT $ 1215 $ 607.5
Libor Futures GLB CME $ 405 $ 202.5
Long Gilt GLTL LIFFE London $ 3000 $ 1500
Mini Japanese Government Bond JB SGX ¥ 102600 ¥ 51300
Schatz FGBS EUREX € 450 € 225
SFE 90 Day Treasury Bill IR SFE $ 1170 $ 585
Short Sterling STERL LIFFE London £ 375 £ 187.5
Three-Month Euribor FEU3 LIFFE London € 800 € 400
Ultra T-Bond UB CBOT $ 7762 $ 3881
MarketGroup - Financials (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
10 Yr US T-Note (Pit) TY CBOT $ 1755 $ 877.5
2 Yr T-Note (Pit) TU CBOT $ 540 $ 270
30 Yr US T-Bonds (Pit) US CBOT $ 4185 $ 2092.5
5 Yr T-Note (Pit) FV CBOT $ 1012 $ 506
Euro Dollar (Pit) ED CME $ 911 $ 455.5
Fed Fund 30 Day (Pit) FF CBOT $ 1215 $ 607.5
Libor Futures (Pit) EM CME $ 405 $ 202.5
MarketGroup - Grains (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Corn ZC Video by The CME Group CME $ 2362 $ 1181
Ethanol ZE CME $ 4725 $ 2362.5
Hard Red Spring Wheat MWE MGE $ 2860 $ 1430
Hard Red Winter Wheat KE KCBT $ 3125 $ 1562.5
Mini Corn XC CME $ 472 $ 236
Mini Soybeans XB CME $ 675 $ 337.5
Mini Wheat XW CME $ 608 $ 304
Oats ZO CME $ 1350 $ 675
Rough Rice ZR CME $ 1688 $ 844
Soybean Oil ZL CME $ 1350 $ 675
Soybeans ZS Video by The CME Group CME $ 3375 $ 1687.5
Soymeal ZM CME $ 1688 $ 844
Wheat WHT LIFFE London $ 1200 $ 600
Wheat ZW CME $ 3038 $ 1519
MarketGroup - Grains (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Corn (Pit) C CME $ 2362 $ 1181
Hard Red Winter Wheat (Pit) KW KCBT $ 3125 $ 1562.5
Mini Corn (Pit) YC CME $ 405 $ 202.5
Mini Soybeans (Pit) YK CME $ 270 $ 135
Mini Wheat (Pit) YW CME $ 310 $ 155
Oats (Pit) O CME $ 1350 $ 675
Rough Rice (Pit) RR CME $ 1688 $ 844
Soybean Oil (Pit) BO CME $ 1350 $ 675
Soybeans (Pit) S CME $ 3375 $ 1687.5
Soymeal (Pit) SM CME $ 1688 $ 844
Wheat (Pit) W CME $ 3038 $ 1519
MarketGroup - Indices (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
ASX SPI 200 Index AP SFE $ 7500 $ 3750
Big DJIA ($25 multiplier) DD CBOT $ 21875 $ 10937.5
CAC 40 FCE LIFFE Paris € 2900 € 1450
Continuous Commodity Index CCI-M ICE $ 8305 $ 4152.5
DAX FDAX EUREX € 11790 € 4126.50
DJ Euro STOXX 50 FESX EUREX € 1865 € 932.5
DJ STOXX 50 FSTX EUREX € 1687 € 843.5
DJ UBS Commodity Index AI CBOT $ 742 $ 371
DJIA ZDJ CBOT $ 8750 $ 4375
E-Mini NASDAQ NQ Video by The CME Group CME $ 3500 $ 500
E-Mini S&P ES Video by The CME Group CME $ 5000 $ 500
E-mini S&P MIDCAP 400 EMD CME $ 7500 $ 3750
Euro-Denominated E-mini S&P 500 EME CME € 5500 € 2750
FTSE 100 FTSE LIFFE London £ 4400 £ 2200
FTSE EuroTop 100 E100 LIFFE London £ 3300 £ 1650
FTSE250 FTSE250 LIFFE London $ 8140 $ 4070
FTSEuroFirst 100 EF100 LIFFE London € 2500 € 1250
FTSEuroFirst 80 EF80 LIFFE London $ 3050 $ 1525
Hang Seng Index HSI HKF HK$ 67650 HK$ 33825
MDAX futures F2MX EUREX € 3429 € 1714.50
Mini DJIA 5 YM Video by The CME Group CBOT $ 4375 $ 500
Mini Russell 1000 RF-M ICE $ 5445 $ 2722.5
Mini Russell 2000 RLM-M ICE $ 7535 $ 753.5
MSCI Euro Index Futures MSCI LIFFE London $ 1056 $ 528
MSCI PAN-Euro MSCIP LIFFE London $ 800 $ 400
NASDAQ ZND CME $ 17500 $ 8750
Nikkei 225 NKD CME $ 5738 $ 2869
Nikkei 225 CME (Yen) NIY CME ¥ 531250 ¥ 265625
S&P 500 ZSP CME $ 25000 $ 12500
S&P Midcap 400 ZMD CME $ 37500 $ 18750
SGX MSCI Taiwan Index TW SGX $ 1750 $ 875
SGX Nikkei 225 Index NK SGX ¥ 150000 ¥ 75000
Washington DC Housing WDC CME $ 2025 $ 1012.5
MarketGroup - Indices (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
DJIA (Pit) DJ CBOT $ 8750 $ 4375
NASDAQ (Pit) ND CME $ 17500 $ 8750
S&P 500 (Pit) SP CME $ 25000 $ 12500
S&P Midcap 400 (Pit) MD CME $ 37500 $ 18750
MarketGroup - Meats (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Feeder Cattle GF CME $ 2025 $ 1012.5
Lean Hog HE CME $ 1688 $ 844
Live Cattle LE CME $ 1620 $ 810
MarketGroup - Meats (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Feeder Cattle (Pit) FC CME $ 2025 $ 1012.5
Lean Hog (Pit) LH CME $ 1688 $ 844
Live Cattle (Pit) LC CME $ 1620 $ 810
MarketGroup - Metals (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
COMEX Gold GGC Video by The CME Group COMEX $ 11475 $ n/a
COMEX miNY Copper QC COMEX $ 3881 $ n/a
COMEX miNY Gold QO COMEX $ 5738 $ n/a
COMEX miNY Silver QI COMEX $ 12488 $ n/a
COMEX Silver GSI COMEX $ 24975 $ n/a
Copper GHG COMEX $ 7762 $ n/a
E-MICRO GOLD MGC CME $ 1148 $ n/a
Gold ZG NLI $ 8499 $ n/a
Mini Gold ZYG NLI $ 2833 $ n/a
Mini Silver YI NLI $ 3700 $ n/a
Palladium GPA NYMEX $ 5775 $ n/a
Platinum GPL NYMEX $ 4950 $ n/a
Silver ZI NLI $ 18500 $ n/a
Uranium UX NYMEX $ 825 $ n/a
MarketGroup - Softs (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Day
Canola Oil RS2-M ICE CHF. 513 CHF. 256.5
Cocoa CC-M ICE $ 1980 $ 990
Cocoa COA LIFFE London $ 1250 $ 625
Cocoa TAS CC-M-S ICE $ 1980 $ 990
Coffee KC-M ICE $ 3905 $ 1952.5
Coffee TAS KC-M-S ICE $ 3905 $ 1952.5
Cotton CT-M ICE $ 2970 $ 1485
Cotton TT NYMEX $ 5500 $ 2750
Cotton TAS CT-M-S ICE $ 2970 $ 1485
Deliverable Nonfat Dry Milk GNP CME $ 2025 $ 1012.5
Lumber LBS CME $ 2250 $ 1125
Milk Class III DA CME $ 2025 $ 1012.5
Orange Juice OJ-M ICE $ 3960 $ 1980
Orange Juice TAS OJ-M-S ICE $ 3960 $ 1980
Robusta Coffee COF10 LIFFE London $ 1500 $ 750
Sugar No. 11 SB-M ICE $ 1595 $ 797.5
Western Barley AB-M ICE $ 162 $ 81
White Sugar WSG LIFFE London $ 2400 $ 1200


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