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.
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.
The largest futures exchanges in the world are:
| INDEX | TICKER SYMBOL | EXCHANGE | TICK SIZE | TICK VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-mini S&P500 | ES | CME | 0.25 | $12.50 |
| S&P 500 | SP | CME | 0.10 | $25.00 |
| E-mini Nasdaq 100 | NQ | CME | 0.25 | $5.00 |
| Nikkei / Yen | NIY | CME | 5.00 | ¥2500 |
| E-mini Dow | YM | CBOT | 1.00 | $5.00 |
| E-mini Russell 2000 | RTY | CME | 0.10 | $5.00 |
| Yen TOPIX | TPY | CME | 0.50 | ¥2500 |
| Micro E-mini S&P500 | MES | CME | 0.25 | $1.25 |
| Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 | MNQ | CME | 0.25 | $0.50 |
| Micro E-mini Russell 2000 | M2K | CME | 0.10 | $0.50 |
| Micro E-mini Dow | MYM | CBOT | 1.00 | $0.50 |
| DAX | FDAX | Eurex | 0.5 | €12.50 |
| Mini DAX | FDXM | Eurex | 1.0 | €5.00 |
| DivDAX | FDIV | Eurex | 0.05 | €10.00 |
| MDAX | F2MX | Eurex | 1.0 | €5.00 |
| TecDAX | FTDX | Eurex | 0.5 | €5.00 |
| FTSE 100 | Z | ICE | 0.50 | £5.00 |
| 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 RATE | TICKER SYMBOL | EXCHANGE | TICK SIZE | TICK VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurodollar | GE | CME | 0.0025 | $6.25 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
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