Below are listed the contract spec's and
futures markets that most other traders follow. They are generally the biggest futures
markets traded in America (and the World) and, therefore, have high volume. Trading systems and technical analysis
indicators, such as
Elliott Wave, work best on
high-volume markets.
Delivery Months
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ticker Symbol
F
G
H
J
K
M
N
Q
U
V
X
Z
Grains and Oilseeds
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Corn
CBOT
9:30-13:15
5K bu. c/bu.
H,K,N,U,Z
C
1/4C ($12.50)
1 cent=$50
Oats
CBOT
9:30-13:15
5K bu. c/bu.
H,K,N,U,Z
O
1/4C ($12.50)
1 cent=$50
Wheat
CBOT
9:30-13:15
5K bu. c/bu.
H,K,N,U,Z
W
1/4C ($12.50)
1 cent=$50
Soybean
CBOT
9:30-13:15
5K bu. c/bu.
F,H,K,N,Q,U,X
S
1/4C ($12.50)
1 cent=$50
Soybean Meal
CBOT
9:30-13:15
100tns $/tn
F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z
SM
.10/tn ($10)
1 pt=$1
Soybean Oil
CBOT
9:30-13:15
60K lbs. c/lb.
F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z
BO
0.1/lb. ($6)
1 pt=$6
Livestock Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Feeder Cattle
CME
10:05-14:00
50K lbs. c/lb.
F,H,J,Q,U,V,X
FC
2.5 points ($12.50)
1 pt=$5
Lean Hogs
CME
10:10-14:00
40K lbs. c/lb.
G,J,M,Q,V,Z
LH
2.5 points ($10)
1 pt=$4
Live Cattle
CME
10:05-14:00
40K lbs. c/lb.
G,J,M,Q,V,Z
LC
2.5 points ($10)
1 pt=$4
Pork Bellies
CME
10:10-14:00
40K lbs. c/lb.
G,H,K,N,Q
PB
2.5 points ($10)
1 pt=$4
Foodstuffs and Industrial Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Cocoa
NYBOT
8:30-13:30
10mtns. $/mtn.
H,K,N,U,Z
CC
$1/ton
1 pt=$10
Coffee
NYBOT
9:15-13:35
37.5k lbs. $/lb.
H,K,N,U,Z
KC
.0005 ($18.25)
1 pt=$3.75
Cotton
NYBOT
10:30-14:40
50K lbs. c/lb.
H,K,N,V,Z
CT
.001 ($5)
1 pt=$5
Lumber
CME
10:00-14:05
80k bdft. $/bdft.
F,H,K,N,U,X
LB
.10/1K ($8)
1 pt=$0.80
Orange Juice
NYBOT
10:15-14:15
15K lbs. c/lb.
F,H,K,N,U,X
OJ
.0005 ($7.50)
1 pt=$1.50
Sugar
NYBOT
9:30-13:20
112K lbs. c/lb.
H,K,N,V
SB
.0001 ($11.20)
1 pt=$11.20
Metal Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Copper
COMEX
8:10-14:00
25K lbs. $/lb.
F,H,K,N,U,V,Z
HG
.0005 ($12.50)
1 pt=$2.50
Gold
COMEX
8:20-14:30
100 oz. $/oz.
G,J,M,Q,V,Z
GC
.10/oz. ($10)
1 pt=$1
Palladium
NYMEX
8:10-14:20
100 oz. $/oz.
H,M,U,Z
PA
.05/oz. ($5)
1 pt=$1
Platinum
NYMEX
8:20-14:30
50 oz. $/oz.
F,J,N,V
PL
.10/oz. ($5)
1 pt=$0.50
Silver
COMEX
8:25-14:25
5K oz. c/oz.
F,H,K,N,U,Z
SI
.005/oz. ($25)
1 cent=$50
Energy Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Crude Oil
NYMEX
9:45-15:10
1K bbl. $/bbl.
ALL MONTHS
CL
.01/bbl. ($10)
1 pt=$10
Heating Oil
NYMEX
9:50-15:10
42K gal. $/gal.
ALL MONTHS
HO
.0001 ($4.20)
1 pt=$4.20
Natural Gas
NYMEX
10:00-15:10
10K mm/btu
ALL MONTHS
NG
.10 ($10)
1 pt=$10
Unleaded Gas
NYMEX
9:50-15:10
42K gal. $/gal.
ALL MONTHS
HU
.0001 ($4.20)
1 pt=$4.20
Currency Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
US Dollar Index
NYBOT
8:20-15:00/8
$1000 X Ind val.
H,M,U,Z
DX
.01 pt($10)
1pt=$10
Australian Dollar
CME
8:20-15:00
100K AD
H,M,U,Z
AD
.0001 ($10)
1 pt=$10
British Pound
CME
8:20-15:00
62.5K BP
H,M,U,Z
BP
.0002 ($12.50)
1 pt=$6.25
Canadian Dollar
CME
8:20-15:00
100K CD
H,M,U,Z
CD
.0001 ($10)
1 pt=$10
Deutsche Mark
CME
8:20-15:00
125K DM
H,M,U,Z
DM
.0001 ($12.50)
1 pt=$12.50
Euro
CME
8:20-15:00
125K Euros
H,M,U,Z
EC
.0001 ($12.50)
1 pt=$12.50
Japanese Yen
CME
8:20-15:00
12.5mil YEN
H,M,U,Z
JY
.000001 ($12.50)
1 pt=$12.50
Swiss Franc
CME
8:20-15:00
125K SF
H,M,U,Z
SF
.0001 ($12.50)
1 pt=$12.50
Interest Rate Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
Eurodollars
CME
8:20-15:00
$1mil. E$
H,M,U,Z
ED
.005 ($12.50)
1 pt=$25
T-Bonds 30 yrs
CBOT
8:20-15:00
$100K BOND
H,M,U,Z
US/CFB
1/32 ($31.25)
1/32=$31.25
Stock Market Index Futures
COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
TRADING HOURS
CONTRACT SIZE
DELIVERY MONTHS
SYM
MINIMUM FLUCTUATION
POINT VALUE
CRB Index
NYBOT
9:10-16:15
$500 X Index val.
F,G,U,X
CR
.05 pt ($25)
1pt=$5
Dow Jones Index
CBOT
9:00-16:15
$10 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
DJ
.01 pt ($10)
1pt=$10
E-Mini S & P
CME
28:45-28:15
$50 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
ES
.05 pt ($2.50)
1pt=$0.5
E-Mini Nasdaq 100
CME
28:45-28:15
$20 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
EN
.50 pt ($10.00)
1pt=$0.2
NASDAQ 100
CME
9:30-16:15
$100 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
ND
.05 pt ($5)
1pt=$5
NIKKEI 225
CME
9:00-16:15
$5 X AVE.
H,M,U,Z
NK
5 pts ($25)
1pt=$5
NYSE Index
NYBOT
9:30-16:15
$500 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
YX
.05 pt ($25)
1pt=$5
S & P 500
CME
9:30-16:15
$250 X Index val.
H,M,U,Z
SP
.10 pt ($25)
1pt=$2.50
US Dollar Index
NYBOT
8:20-15:00/8
$1000 X Ind val.
H,M,U,Z
DX
.01 pt($10)
1pt=$10
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