Futures Contract Specs

Grains

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Bean Meal

SM

CBOT

100 ton

9:30am- 1:15pm

1pt=$1

10cts/ton=$10

$10=$1000

$100

Bean Oil

BO

CBOT

60,000 lbs

9:30am- 1:15pm

1pt=$6

1ct/lb=$6

1ct=$600

$600

Canola
RS
CBOT
20 Tonnes 9:30am-1:15pm 1.0=$20CD    
$20CD

Corn

C

CBOT

5000 bu

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct=$50

1/4ct=$12.50

12cts=$600

$50

Oats

O

CBOT

5000 bu

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct=$50

1/4ct=$12.50

10cts=$500

$50

Rice

NR

CBOT

2000 cwt

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct/cwt=$20

1/2ct/cwt=$10

30cts/cwt=$600

$100

Soybeans

S

CBOT

5000 bu

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct=$50

1/4ct=$12.50

30cts=$1500

$50

Wheat (KC)

KW

KCBT

5,000 bu

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct = $50

1/4cts = $12.50

25cts = $1250

$50

Wheat(CBT)

W

CBOT

5000 bu

9:30am- 1:15pm

1ct=$50

1/4ct=$12.50

20cts=$1000

$50

Metals

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Gold

GC

CMX

100 Troy oz

7:20am- 12:30pm

1ct=$1

10cts=$10

None

$100

Gold
ZG
CBOT
100 Troy oz

7:16pm-4:00pm

1ct=$1 10cts=$10 None $100

Hi Grade Copper

HG

CMX

25,000 lbs

7:10am- 12:00pm

1pt=$2.50

5pts=$12.50

None

$250

Palladium

PA

CMX

100 Troy oz

7:30am- 1:00pm

1ct=$1

5cts=$5

None

$50

Platinum

PL

CMX

50 Troy oz

7:20am- 12:05pm

1ct=$50

10cts=$5

$20=$1000

$50

Silver

SI

CMX

5000 Troy oz

7:25am- 12:30pm

1ct=$50

1/10ct=$5

None

$50

Silver

ZI

CBOT

5000 Troy oz

7:16am- 4:00pm

1ct=$50

1/10ct=$5

None

$50

Currencies

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Australian Dollar

AD

CME

100,000 AD

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$10

1pt=$10

None

$1,000

British Pound

BP

CME

62,500 BP

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$6.25

2pts=$12.50

None

$625

Canadian Dollar

CD

CME

100,000 CD

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$10

1pt=$10

None

$1,000

Dollar Index

DX

NYBOT

1000 X Index

7:05am- 3:00pm

1pt=$10

1pt=$10

None

$1,000

Euro FX

EC

CME

Euro 125,000

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$12.50

1/2 pt=$6.25

None

$1,250

Japanese Yen

JY

CME

12.5 M yen

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$12.50

1pt=$12.50

None

$1,250

Mexican Peso

MP

CME

500,000 NMP

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$5

2.5pts=$12.50

None

$500

Swiss Franc

SF

CME

125,000 SF

7:20am- 2:00pM

1pt=$12.50

1pt=$12.50

None

$1,250

Financials

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Eurodollars

ED

CME

$1,000,000

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$25

1/2pt=$12.50

None

$2,500

NASDAQ 100

ND

CME

$100 X Index

8:30am- 3:15pm

1pt=$1

5pts=$5

None

$100

NYSE Composite

YX

NYBOT

$500 X Index

8:30am- 3:15pm

1pt=$5

5pts=$25

None

$500

Nikkei 225

NK

CME

$5 X Index

8:00am- 5:15pm

1pt=$5

5pts=$25

None

$500

Russell 2000

RL

CME

$500 X Index

8:30am- 3:15pm

1pt=$5

5pts=$25

None

$500

S&P 500

SP

CME

250 X Index

8:30am- 3:15pm

1pt=$2.50

10pt=$25

None

$250

T-Bills

TB

CME

$1,000,000

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$25

1/2pt=$12.50

None

$2,500

T-Bonds

US

CBOT

$100,000

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$31.25

1/32nd=$31.25

96/32nds=$3000

$1,000

T-Notes

TY

CBOT

$100,000

7:20am- 2:00pm

1pt=$31.25

1/32nd=$31.25

96/32nds=$3000

$1,000

Mini Value Line

MV

KCBT

$100 X Fut.Price

8:30am- 3:15pm

1pt = $1

0.05 pt = $5

None

$100

Energies

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Crude Oil

CL

NYM

1000 bbl

9:00am- 1:30pm

1ct=$10

1ct=$10

$1.50=$1500

$1,000

Heating Oil

HO

NYM

42,000 gals

9:05am- 1:30pm

1pt=$4.20

1pt=$4.20

4cts=$1680,20cts frnt 2 mths

$420

Natural Gas

NG

NYM

10,000 MM BTU

9:00am- 1:30pm

1pt=$10

1pt=$10

150pts=$1500

$10,000

Unleaded Gas

HU

NYM

42,000 gals

9:05am- 1:30pm

1pt=$4.20

1pt=$4.20

4cts=$1680,20cts frnt 2 mths

$420

Foods/Softs

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Cocoa

CC

NYBOT

10 Metric tons

7:00am- 10:50am

$1=$10

$1=$10

None

$10

Coffee

KC

NYBOT

37,500 lbs

8:15am- 11:30am

1pt=$3.75

5pts=$18.75

None

$375

Cotton

CT

NYBOT

50,000 lbs

9:30am- 1:15pm

1pt=$5

1pt=$5

3cts=$1500

$500

Lumber

LB

CME

110,000 bd ft

9:00am- 1:05pm

1ct=$1.10

10cts=$11

$10=$1100, None front mth

$110

Orange Juice

JO

NYBOT

15,000 lbs

9:15am- 12:30pm

1pt=$1.50

5pts=$7.50

5cts=$750,None front mth

$150

Sugar

SB

NYBOT

112,000 lbs

8:00am - 11:00am

1pt=$11.20

1pt=$11.20

None

$1,120

Meats

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Feeder Cattle

FC

CME

50,000 lbs

9:05am- 1:00pm

1pt=$5

2.5pts=$12.50

1.5cts=$750

$500

Lean Hogs

LH

CME

40,000 lbs

9:10am- 1:00pm

1pt=$4

2.5pts=$10

2cts=$800

$400

Live Cattle

LC

CME

40,000 lbs

9:05am- 1:00pm

1pt=$4

2.5pts=$10

1.5cts=$600

$400

Pork Bellies

PB

CME

40,000 lbs

9:10am- 1:00pm

1pt=$4

2.5pts=$10

3cts=$1200

$400

24-Hour Mini Markets

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

E-mini NASDAQ 100

NQ

CME

$20 X Nasd 100

3:30PM-3:15PM

1pt=$20

.5pts=$10

None

$20

E-Mini Russell 2000
ER
CME
$100 X Russell 2000 5:00PM-3:15PM
1pt=$1 .10pts=$10 None $100

E-mini S&P 500

ES

CME

$50 X SP 500

5:00PM-3:15PM

1pt=$.50

25pts=$12.50

None

$50

E-Mini Dow
YM
CBOT
$5 X DOW 5:15PM
3:15PM
1pt=$5 1pt=$5 None $50

Mini Contracts

Contract

Symbol

Exchange

Contract Size

Trading Hours
CST

Point Value

Min. Fluctuation

Daily Trade Limits

Unit
Move

Corn

YZ

CBOT

1 kbu

9:30am- 1:45pm CST

1ct=$10

1/4c/bu=$2.50

$10 = $200

$10

EuroFX

E7

CME

62,500

7:20am- 2:15pm CST

1pt=$6.25

.0001=$1.25

None

$625

Gold

YG

CBOT

33.2 oz

7:20am- 1:40pm CST

10ct=$3.20

10/oz=$3.22

None

$33.20

Silver

YI

CBOT

1k oz

7:25am- 1:25pm CST

1ct=$10

.001/oz=$1

None

$10

Soybeans

YK

CBOT

1 kbu

9:30am- 1:45pm CST

1ct=$10

1/4c/bu=$2.50

30cts=$1500

$10

T-Bonds

YH

CBOT

$50,000

7:20am- 3:15pm CST

1pt=$15.62

1/32=$15.625

96/32nds=$3000

$500

Wheat

YW

CBOT

1 kbu

9:30am- 1:45pm CST

1ct=$10

1/4c/bu=$2.50

20cts=$1000

$10

 

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