Futures Markets Specifications and Tickers

What is Futures Markets trading?

A futures market is a market where traders buy and sell futures contracts in order to be delivered on a specific future date. That’s where the “futures” word comes from.

How can I trade Futures?

To trade futures you need a broker account that connects you to a futures exchange. That’s the marketplace where the futures contracts are bought and sold.

What are the major Futures Exchanges?

The largest futures exchanges in the world are:

• CME: Chicago Mercantile Exchange, part of the CME Group.
• CBOT: Chicago Board of Trading, part of the CME Group.
• NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange, part of the CME Group.
• COMEX: Commodity Exchange Inc., part of the CME Group.
• Eurex: European exchange.
• NASDAQ: NASDAQ Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Futures Exchange.
• ICE: Intercontinental Exchange.

Most popular Futures Markets, Ticker Symbols, Exchanges, and Specifications

INDICES FUTURES MARKETS

METALS FUTURES MARKETS

METAL	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Gold	GC	COMEX	0.10	$10.00
Copper	HG	COMEX	0.0005	$12.50
Micro Gold	MGC	COMEX	0.10	$1.00
Silver	SI	COMEX	0.005	$25.00
Platinum	PL	NYMEX	0.10	$5.00
Micro Silver	SIL	COMEX	0.01	$10.00
Palladium	PA	NYMEX	0.10	$10.00

INTEREST RATES FUTURES MARKETS

INTEREST RATE	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Eurodollar	GE	CME	0.0025	$6.25

ENERGY FUTURES MARKETS

ENERGY	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Crude Oil	CL	NYMEX	0.01	$10.00
Natural Gas	NG	NYMEX	0.001	$10.00
RBOB Gasoline	RB	NYMEX	0.0001	$4.20
E-mini Crude Oil	QM	NYMEX	0.0025	$12.50
Brent Crude	B	ICE	0.01	$0.01
Gasoil	G	ICE	0.25	$0.25

AGRICULTURE FUTURES MARKETS

AGRICULTURE	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Corn	ZC	CBOT	0.0025	$12.50
Soybean	ZS	CBOT	0.0025	$12.50
Soybean Oil	ZL	CBOT	0.0001	$6.00
Soybean Meal	ZM	CBOT	0.10	$10.00
Chicago SRW Wheat	ZW	CBOT	0.0025	$12.50
KC HRW Wheat	KE	CBOT	0.0025	$12.50
Live Cattle	LE	CME	0.00025	$10.00
Lean Hog	HE	CME	0.00025	$10.00
Feeder Cattle	GF	CME	0.00025	$12.50
Class III Milk	DC	CME	0.01	$20.00
Cocoa	CC	ICE	1.00	$10.00
Coffee	KC	ICE	0.05	$18.75
Cotton	CT	ICE	0.01	$5.00

CURRENCIES (FOREX) FUTURES MARKETS

CURRENCY	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Euro FX	6E	CME	0.0005	$6.25
Japanese Yen	6J	CME	0.0000005	$6.25
British Pound	6B	CME	0.0001	$6.25
Australian Dollar	6A	CME	0.0001	$10.00
Mexican Peso	6M	CME	0.00001	$5.00
New Zealand Dollar	6N	CME	0.0001	$10.00
Russian Ruble	6R	CME	0.000005	$12.50
Brazilian Real	6L	CME	0.00005	$5.00
Indian Rupee	SIR	CME	0.01	$5.00

CRYPTOCURRENCIES FUTURES MARKETS

CRYPTOCURRENCY	TICKER SYMBOL	EXCHANGE	TICK SIZE	TICK VALUE
Bitcoin	BTC	CME	5.00	$25.00

All information on this page is based on research, may not be accurate and is subject to change.