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MarketGroup - Currencies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Aussie Dollar 6A CME 100K AUD H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
Brazilian Real 6L CME 100K R$ All 0.0001 / $10.00
British Pound 6B CME 62.5K £ H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $6.25
British Pound/Japanese Yen Cross Rate PJY CME 125K £ H, M, U, Z .01 / 1250 ¥
Canadian Dollar 6C CME 100K $ H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
Chinese Renminbi RMB CME 1mil ¥ All 0.0001 / $10.00
E-Mini Euro FX E7 CME 62.5K € H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $6.25
E-mini Japanese Yen J7 CME 6.25 mil ¥ H,M,U,Z 0.001 / $6.25
Euro FX Currencies 6E Video by The CME Group CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.001 / $12.50
Euro FX/BP Cross RP CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.000025 / 3.125 £
Euro FX/JY Cross RY CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.005 / 625 ¥
Euro FX/SF Cross RF CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.00005 / 6.25 CHF
Japanese Yen 6J Video by The CME Group CME 12.5 mil ¥ H,M,U,Z 0.00001 / $12.50
Korean Won KRW CME 125,000,000 Korean Won All Months 0.0000001 / $12.50
Mexican Peso 6M CME 500K MXN All 0.000025 / $12.50
Micro Australian Dollar M6A CME 10K AUD H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $1.00 AUD
Micro British Pound M6B CME 6,250 £ H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $0.625 £
Micro Canadian Dollar M6C CME 10,000 CAD H,M,U,Z 0.0001/1.00 CAD
Micro Euro FX M6E CME 12,500 € H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $1.25 €
Micro Japeneese Yen M6J CME 10,000 ¥ H,M,U,Z .01/100 ¥
Micro Swiss Franc M6S CME 10,000 CHF H,M,U,Z .0001/1.00 CHF
New Zealand Dollar 6N CME 100K NZD H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
Polish Zloty PLN CME 500,000 Polish zloty H,M,U,Z 0.002 / $10.00
South African Rand 6Z CME 500K ZAR All 0.000025 / $12.50
Swedish Krona SEK CME 2,000,000 Swedish Kronor H,M,U,Z 0.00001 / $20.00
Swiss Franc 6S CME 125K CHF H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $12.50
Turkish Lira - Euro TRE CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.01 / 6.25 €
Turkish Lira - USD TRY CME 200K $ H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $10.00
US Dollar Index DX-M ICE $1000 X Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.005 / $5.00
MarketGroup - Currencies (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Aussie Dollar (Pit) AD CME 100K AUD H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
Brazilian Real (Pit) BR CME 100K R$ All 0.0001 / $10.00
British Pound (Pit) BP CME 62.5K £ H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $6.25
Canadian Dollar (Pit) CD CME 100K $ H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
Euro FX Currencies (Pit) EC CME 125K € H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $12.50
Japanese Yen (Pit) JY CME 12.5 mil ¥ H,M,U,Z 0.001 / $12.50
Mexican Peso (Pit) MP CME 500K MXN All 0.000025 / $12.50
New Zealand Dollar (Pit) NE CME 100K NZD H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $10.00
South African Rand (Pit) RA CME 500K ZAR All 0.000025 / $12.50
Swiss Franc (Pit) SF CME 125K CHF H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $12.50
MarketGroup - Energies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Crude Oil GCL Video by The CME Group NYMEX 42K gal All 0.01 / $10.00
Crude Oil (Penultimate) WS NYMEX 42K gal All 0.01 / $10.00
Crude Oil TAS CLT NYMEX 42K gal All 0.01 / $10.00
Gulf Coast Gasoline GLR NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
Gulf Coast Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel GLU NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
Heating Oil GHO NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
Heating Oil Penult. BH NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
Heating Oil TAS HOT NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
HH Natural Gas TAS NGT NYMEX 10,000 mmBtu All 0.001 / $10.00
ICE (RBOB) Gasoline Futures RBOB-M ICE 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
ICE (RBOB) Gasoline Futures RBOB-Q ICE 42K gal H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $4.20
ICE Brent Crude Futures Monthly NSEA-M ICE 42K gal All 0.01 / $10.00
ICE Brent Crude Futures Quarterly NSEA-Q ICE 42K gal H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $10.00
ICE Brent Crude Futures Yearly NSEA-Y ICE 42K gal Z 0.01 / $10.00
ICE Gasoil Futures ARA-M ICE 100 tons/month All 0.25 / $25.00
ICE Gasoil Futures ARA-Q ICE 100 tons/month H,M,U,Z 0.25 / $25.00
ICE Heating Oil Futures Monthly NYH-M ICE 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
ICE Heating Oil Futures Quarterly NYH-Q ICE 42K gal H,M,U,Z 0.0001 / $4.20
ICE WTI Crude Monthly Futures WTI-M ICE 42K gal All 0.01 / $10.00
ICE WTI Crude Quarterly Futures WTI-Q ICE 42K gal H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $10.00
ICE WTI Crude Yearly Futures WTI-Y ICE 42K gal Z 0.01 / $10.00
miNY Crude Oil QM NYMEX 21K gal All 0.025 / $12.50
miNY Heating Oil QH NYMEX 21K gal ALL 0.0001 / $2.10
miNY Natural Gas QG NYMEX 2,500 mmBtu All 0.005 / $12.50
miNY RBOB Gasoline QU NYMEX 21K gal All 0.001 / $21.00
Natural Gas GNG NYMEX 10,000 mmBtu All 0.001 / $10.00
Natural Gas (Last-Day) HH NYMEX 10,000 mmBtu All 0.001 / $10.00
Natural Gas (Penultimate) HP NYMEX 10,000 mmBtu All 0.001 / $10.00
New York Harbor Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel GLH NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
RBOB Gasoline GRB NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
RBOB Gasoline (Penultimate) RT NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
RBOB Gasoline TAS RBT NYMEX 42K gal All 0.0001 / $4.20
MarketGroup - Financials (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
10 YR Interest Rate Swap SR CBOT $100K H,M,U,Z $15.625 / 1/32
10 Yr US T-Note ZN CBOT $100K note H,M,U,Z 1/64 / $15.625
2 Yr T-Note ZT CBOT $200K note H,M,U,Z 1/128 / $15.625
3 Month Eurodollar ED.GB LIFFE London €20,000 ALL 0.01 / $200
3 Month EuroSwiss EURCHF LIFFE London SFr 1,000,000 H,M,U,Z 0.01 / SFr25
3 Month Euroyen Tibor EY3TB LIFFE London ¥100 million H,M,U,Z 0.005 / ¥1,250
3 Yr-TNote Z3N CBOT $300K note H,M,U,Z 1/128 / $15.625
30 Yr US T-Bonds ZB Video by The CME Group CBOT $100K bond H,M,U,Z 1/32 / $31.25
5 Yr T-Note ZF CBOT $100K note H,M,U,Z 1/128 / $7.8125
ASX 10 Year Treasury Bond XT SFE A$100,000 H,M,U,Z 0.005 / $40.00
ASX 3 Year Treasury Bond YT SFE A$100,000 H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $28.00
Euro Dollar GE CME $1 mil H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $25.00
Euro-Buxl FGBX EUREX 100K € H,M,U,Z 0.02 / € 20
EuroBobl FGBM EUREX 100K € H,M,U,Z 0.005 / € 5.0
EuroBund FGBL EUREX 100K € H,M,U,Z 0.01 / € 10.0
Eurozone HICP HC CME 10,000€ X Index Value ALL 0.01 / 100€
Fed Fund 30 Day ZQ CBOT $5 mil All 0.005 / $20.835
Libor Futures GLB CME $3 mil All 0.005 / $12.50
Long Gilt GLTL LIFFE London £100K H,M,U,Z 0.01 / £10
Mini Japanese Government Bond JB SGX ¥10,000,000 H,M,U,Z ¥0.01/ ¥100
Schatz FGBS EUREX 100K € H,M,U,Z 0.005 / €5.00
SFE 90 Day Treasury Bill IR SFE A$100,000 H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $24.00
Short Sterling STERL LIFFE London £500,000 H,M,U,Z 0.005 / £6.25
Three-Month Euribor FEU3 LIFFE London 1 mil € H,M,U,Z 0.005 / €12.50
Ultra T-Bond UB CBOT $100K bond H,M,U,Z 1/32 / $31.25
MarketGroup - Financials (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
10 Yr US T-Note (Pit) TY CBOT $100K note H,M,U,Z 1/64 / $15.625
2 Yr T-Note (Pit) TU CBOT $200K note H,M,U,Z 1/128 / $15.625
30 Yr US T-Bonds (Pit) US CBOT $100K bond H,M,U,Z 1/32 / $31.25
5 Yr T-Note (Pit) FV CBOT $100K note H,M,U,Z 1/128 / $7.8125
Euro Dollar (Pit) ED CME $1 mil H,M,U,Z 0.01 / $25.00
Fed Fund 30 Day (Pit) FF CBOT $5 mil All 0.005 / $20.835
Libor Futures (Pit) EM CME $3 mil All 0.005 / $12.50
MarketGroup - Grains (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Corn ZC Video by The CME Group CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
Ethanol ZE CME 29k gal All 1/10 / $29.00
Hard Red Spring Wheat MWE MGE 5,000 bu H, K, N, U, Z 1/4 / $12.50
Hard Red Winter Wheat KE KCBT 5,000 bu H, K, N, U, Z 1/4 / $12.50
Mini Corn XC CME 1,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/8 / $1.25
Mini Soybeans XB CME 1,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/8 / $1.25
Mini Wheat XW CME 1,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/8 / $1.25
Oats ZO CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
Rough Rice ZR CME 2,000 cwt F,H,K,N,U,X 0.005 / $10.00
Soybean Oil ZL CME 60K lbs F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z 1/100 / $6.00
Soybeans ZS Video by The CME Group CME 5,000 bu F,H,K,N,Q,U,X 1/4 / $12.50
Soymeal ZM CME 100 tons F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z 0.10 / $10.00
Wheat WHT LIFFE London 100 tonnes F,H,K,N,X 5 / £5
Wheat ZW CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
MarketGroup - Grains (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Corn (Pit) C CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
Hard Red Winter Wheat (Pit) KW KCBT 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
Mini Corn (Pit) YC CME 1,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/8 / $1.25
Mini Soybeans (Pit) YK CME 1,000 bu F,H,K,N,Q,U,X 1/8 / $1.25
Mini Wheat (Pit) YW CME 1,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/8 / $1.25
Oats (Pit) O CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
Rough Rice (Pit) RR CME 2,000 cwt F,H,K,N,U,X 0.005 / $10.00
Soybean Oil (Pit) BO CME 60K lbs F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z 1/100 / $6.00
Soybeans (Pit) S CME 5,000 bu F,H,K,N,Q,U,X 1/4 / $12.50
Soymeal (Pit) SM CME 100 tons F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z 0.10 / $10.00
Wheat (Pit) W CME 5,000 bu H,K,N,U,Z 1/4 / $12.50
MarketGroup - Indices (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
ASX SPI 200 Index AP SFE $25 X Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / A$25.00
Big DJIA ($25 multiplier) DD CBOT $25 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / $25.00
CAC 40 FCE LIFFE Paris €36,000 H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €5
Continuous Commodity Index CCI-M ICE $500 x Index Value F,G,J,M,Q,X .01 / $5.00
DAX FDAX EUREX €25 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €12.50
DJ Euro STOXX 50 FESX EUREX €10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / €10.00
DJ STOXX 50 FSTX EUREX €10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / €10.00
DJ UBS Commodity Index AI CBOT $100 X Index H,M,U,Z 0.10 / $ 10.00
DJIA ZDJ CBOT $10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / $10.00
E-Mini NASDAQ NQ Video by The CME Group CME $20 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.25 / $5.00
E-Mini S&P ES Video by The CME Group CME $50 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.25 / $12.50
E-mini S&P MIDCAP 400 EMD CME $100 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.1 / $10.00
Euro-Denominated E-mini S&P 500 EME CME 50 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.25 / 12.50 Euros
FTSE 100 FTSE LIFFE London £10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / £5
FTSE EuroTop 100 E100 LIFFE London €20 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €10
FTSE250 FTSE250 LIFFE London €10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €5
FTSEuroFirst 100 EF100 LIFFE London €10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €5
FTSEuroFirst 80 EF80 LIFFE London €10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.5 / €5
Hang Seng Index HSI HKF HK$50 per index point All HK$50 / 1
MDAX futures F2MX EUREX €5 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / €5.00
Mini DJIA 5 YM Video by The CME Group CBOT $5 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / $5.00
Mini Russell 1000 RF-M ICE $100 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.05 / $5.00
Mini Russell 2000 RLM-M ICE $100 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.1 / $10.00
MSCI Euro Index Futures MSCI LIFFE London €20 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.1 / €2
MSCI PAN-Euro MSCIP LIFFE London €20 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.1 / €2
NASDAQ ZND CME $100 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.25 / $25.00
Nikkei 225 NKD CME $5 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 5 / $25.00
Nikkei 225 CME (Yen) NIY CME 500¥ x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1¥ / 500 ¥
S&P 500 ZSP CME $250 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.10 / $25.00
S&P Midcap 400 ZMD CME $500 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.05 / $25.00
SGX MSCI Taiwan Index TW SGX US$100 x SGX MSCI Taiwan Index H,M,U,Z 0.1 / $10.00
SGX Nikkei 225 Index NK SGX ¥500 X Index Value All ¥5 / ¥500
Washington DC Housing WDC CME $250 X Index Size All Months 0.20 / $50.00
MarketGroup - Indices (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
DJIA (Pit) DJ CBOT $10 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 1 / $10.00
NASDAQ (Pit) ND CME $100 x Index value H,M,U,Z 0.25 / $25.00
S&P 500 (Pit) SP CME $250 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.10 / $25.00
S&P Midcap 400 (Pit) MD CME $500 x Index Value H,M,U,Z 0.05 / $25.00
MarketGroup - Meats (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Feeder Cattle GF CME 50K lbs F,H,J,Q,U,V,X 0.00025 / $12.50
Lean Hog HE CME 40K lbs G,J,K,M,N,Q,V,Z 0.00025 / $10.00
Live Cattle LE CME 40K lbs G,J,M,Q,V,Z 0.00025 / $10.00
MarketGroup - Meats (PIT)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Feeder Cattle (Pit) FC CME 50K lbs F,H,J,Q,U,V,X 0.00025 / $12.50
Lean Hog (Pit) LH CME 40K lbs G,J,K,M,N,Q,V,Z 0.00025 / $10.00
Live Cattle (Pit) LC CME 40K lbs G,J,M,Q,V,Z 0.00025 / $10.00
MarketGroup - Metals (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
COMEX Gold GGC Video by The CME Group COMEX 100 oz G,J,M,Q,V,Z 0.1 / $10.00
COMEX miNY Copper QC COMEX 12,500 lbs All 0.002 / $25.00
COMEX miNY Gold QO COMEX 50 oz F,G,J,M,Q,V,Z 0.25 / $12.50
COMEX miNY Silver QI COMEX 2,500 oz F,G,H,K,N,U,Z 0.0125 / $31.25
COMEX Silver GSI COMEX 5,000 oz F,H,K,N,U,Z 0.005 / $25.00
Copper GHG COMEX 25K lbs All 0.05 / $12.50
E-MICRO GOLD MGC CME 10 oz G,J,M,Q,V,Z 0.10/$1.00
Gold ZG NLI 100 oz G,J,M,Q,V,X,Z 0.10 / $10.00
Mini Gold ZYG NLI 33.2 oz All 0.1 / $3.32
Mini Silver YI NLI 1,000 oz All 0.001 / $1.00
Palladium GPA NYMEX 100 oz H,M,U,Z 0.05 / $5.00
Platinum GPL NYMEX 50 oz F,J,N,V 0.1 / $5.00
Silver ZI NLI 5,000 oz F,H,K,N,U,V,X,Z 0.001 / $5.00
Uranium UX NYMEX 250 lbs All 0.05 / $12.50
MarketGroup - Softs (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Size Months Tick
Canola Oil RS2-M ICE 20 tonnes F,H,K,N,Z 0.10 / $2.00
Cocoa CC-M ICE 10 tons H,K,N,U,Z 1 / $10.00
Cocoa COA LIFFE London 10 tonnes H,K,N,U,Z 1 / £10
Cocoa TAS CC-M-S ICE 10 tons H,K,N,U,Z 1 / $10.00
Coffee KC-M ICE 37.5k lbs H,K,N,U,Z 0.0005 / $18.75
Coffee TAS KC-M-S ICE 37.5k lbs H,K,N,U,Z 0.0005 / $18.75
Cotton CT-M ICE 50k lbs H,K,N,V,Z 0.0001 / $5.00
Cotton TT NYMEX 50k lbs H,K,N,V,Z 0.0001 / $5.00
Cotton TAS CT-M-S ICE 50k lbs H,K,N,V,Z 0.0001 / $5.00
Deliverable Nonfat Dry Milk GNP CME 44k lbs All 0.0225 / $11.00
Lumber LBS CME 110K board feet F,H,K,N,U,X 0.10 / $11.00
Milk Class III DA CME 200K lbs All 0.01 / $20.00
Orange Juice OJ-M ICE 15k lbs H,K,N,U,X 0.0005 / $7.50
Orange Juice TAS OJ-M-S ICE 15k lbs H,K,N,U,X 0.0005 / $7.50
Robusta Coffee COF10 LIFFE London 5 tonnes F,H,K,N,U,X 1 / $5.00
Sugar No. 11 SB-M ICE 112k lbs H,K,N,V 0.0001 / $11.20
Western Barley AB-M ICE 20 tonnes H,K,N,V,Z 0.10 / $2.00
White Sugar WSG LIFFE London 50 tonnes H,K,Q,V,Z 0.1 / $5.00


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