Futures Symbols
| Description |
Root |
Symbol |
Example |
| NYMEX |
14:30 EST Settle |
| Light, Sweet Crude Oil |
/GCL |
/GCLmyy |
/GCLN15 |
| Heating Oil |
/GHO |
/GHOmyyy |
/GHON15 |
| RBOB Unleaded Gasoline |
/GRB |
/GRBmyy |
/GRBN15 |
| Natural Gas |
/GNG |
/GNGmyyy |
/GNGN15 |
| Palladium |
/GPA |
/GPAmyy |
/GPAN15 |
| Platinum |
/GPL |
/GPLmyy |
/GPLN15 |
| WTI Financial |
/GWS |
/GWSmyy |
/GWSN15 |
| Henry Hub Financial |
/GHP |
/GHPmyy |
/GHPN15 |
| Henry Hub Last Day Financial |
/GHH |
/GHHmyy |
/GHHN15 |
| RBOB Financial |
/GRT |
/GRTmyy |
/GRTN15 |
| CME |
14:00 EST Settle |
| Live Cattle |
/LE |
/LEmyy |
/LEZ15 |
| Feeder Cattle |
/GF |
/GFmyy |
/GFZ15 |
| Lean Hog |
/HE |
/HEmyy |
/HEZ15 |
| CBOT - Agriculture |
14:15 EST Settle |
| CBOT Corn |
/ZC |
/ZCmyy |
/ZCH15 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol E |
/ZE |
/ZEmyy |
/ZEH15 |
| Soybean Meal |
/ZM |
/ZMmyy |
/ZMH15 |
| Soybean Oil |
/ZL |
/ZLmyy |
/ZLH15 |
| Soybeans |
/ZS |
/ZSmyy |
/ZSH15 |
| 30 YR Bonds |
/ZB |
/ZBmyy |
/ZBH15 |
| Wheat |
/ZW |
/ZWmyy |
/ZWH15 |
| Hard Red Winter Wheat |
/KE |
/KEmyy |
/KEH15 |
| Ethanol Forward Month Swap |
/EH |
/EHmyy |
/EHH15 |
| CBOT - US Treasury |
15:00 EST Settle |
| 2 Year T-Notes |
/ZT |
/ZTmyy |
/ZTH15 |
| 5 Year T-Notes |
/ZF |
/ZFmyy |
/ZEH15 |
| 10 Year T-Notes |
/ZN |
/ZNmyy |
/ZNH15 |
| 30 Year T-Notes |
/ZB |
/ZBmyy |
/ZBH15 |
| 30 day Federal Funds |
/ZQ |
/ZQmyy |
/ZQH15 |
| COMEX |
13:30 EST Settle |
| Gold |
/GGC |
/GGCmyy |
/GGCZ15 |
| Copper |
/GHG |
/GHGmyy |
/GHGZ15 |
| Silver |
/GSI |
/GSImyy |
/GSIZ15 |
| DME |
14:40 EST Settle |
| Oman Crude Oil |
/OQ |
/OQmyy |
/OQZ15 |
| Oman Crude Oil Financial |
/ZG |
/ZGmyy |
/ZGZ15 |
| Oman Crude Oil Singapore |
/SOQ |
/SOQmyy |
/SOQZ15 |
| Oman Crude Oil Sing Financial |
/SZG |
/SZGmyy |
/SZGZ15 |
| TOCOM |
3:15 EST Settle |
| Crude Oil |
/CRUD |
/CRUDmyy |
/CRUDZ15 |
| Gasoline |
/GASO |
/GASOmyy |
/GASOZ15 |
| Gold |
/GOLD |
/GOLDmyy |
/GOLDZ15 |
| Kerosene |
/KERO |
/KEROmyy |
/KEROZ15 |
| Palladium |
/PALL |
/PALLmyy |
/PALLZ15 |
| Platinum |
/PLAT |
/PLATmyy |
/PLATZ15 |
| Rubber |
/RSS3 |
/RSS3myy |
/RSS3Z15 |
| Silver |
/SILV |
/SILVmyy |
/SILVZ15 |
| CME FX |
15:00 EST Settle |
| Australian Dollar |
/6A |
/6Amyy |
/6AZ15 |
| British Pound |
/6B |
/6Bmyy |
/6BZ15 |
| Canadian Dollar |
/6C |
/6Cmyy |
/6CZ15 |
| Euro FX |
/6E |
/6Emyy |
/6EZ15 |
| Japanese Yen |
/6J |
/6Jmyy |
/6JZ15 |
| New Zealand |
/6N |
/6Nmyy |
/6NZ15 |
| Swiss Franc |
/6S |
/6Smyy |
/6SZ15 |
| Norwegian Krone |
/NOK |
/NOKmyy |
/NOKZ15 |
| Swedish Krona |
/SEK |
/SEKmyy |
/SEKZ15 |
| E-mini Euro FX |
/E7 |
/E7myy |
/E7Z15 |
| E-mini Japanese Yen |
/J7 |
/J7myy |
/J7Z15 |
| FX Index |
/FXD |
/FXDmyy |
/FXDZ15 |
| EIA |
10:30 EST Settle |
| Weekly NG Storage Consuming Region East |
#EIANGSTOREAST |
| Weekly NG Storage Consuming Region West |
#EIANGSTORWEST |
| Weekly NG Storage Producing Region |
#EIANGSTORPROD |
| Weekly NG Storage Total - Lower 48 States |
#EIANGSTORTL48 |
| Stocks Crude Oil |
#EIKCRDTOW |
| Stocks Distillate Fuel Oil |
#EIKDFOTOW |
| Stocks Total Motor Gasoline |
#EIKTMOTOW |
| Imports Total Product Imports |
#EIITPITOW |
| Inputes and Utilization Crude Oil Inputs |
#EIRCOITOW |
| US Commercial Crude Oil Imports |
#EIAWCEIMUS2W |
| Stocks |
| Dow Jones |
$DJI |
| S&P 500 |
$SP500 |
| Description |
Root |
Symbol |
Example |
| ICE Futures Europe (IPE) |
13:00 EST Settle |
| Brent Crude – Electronic |
/BRN |
/BRNmyy |
/BRNZ15 |
| Gasoil – Electronic |
/GAS |
/GASmyy |
/GASZ15 |
| WTI |
/WBS |
/WBSmyy |
/WBSZ15 |
| Heating Oil |
/UHO |
/UHOmyy |
/UHOZ15 |
| RBOB Gasoline |
/UHU |
/UHUmyy |
/UHUZ15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Month |
/BPM |
/BPMmyy |
/BPMZ15 |
| Electricity – Peak Month |
/PPM |
/PPMmyy |
/PPMV15 |
| Natural Gas – Month |
/GWM |
/GWMmyy |
/GWMV15 |
| Middle East Sour Crude |
/MID |
/MIDmyy |
/MIDZ15 |
| Rotterdam Coal |
/ATW |
/ATWmyy |
/ATWF15 |
| Richards Bay Coal |
/AFR |
/AFRmyy |
/AFRG15 |
| Newcastle Coal |
/NCF |
/NCFmyy |
/NCFZ15 |
| ECX Carbon Financial Futures |
/ECF |
/ECFmyy |
/ECFZ15 |
| ECX CER Fugures |
/CER |
/CERmyy |
/CERZ15 |
| ICE Futures US |
| Coffee |
1sKC |
1sKCmyy |
1sKCZ15 |
| Cotton |
1sCT |
1sCTmyy |
1sCTZ15 |
| Cocoa |
1sCC |
1sCCmyy |
1sCCZ15 |
| Sugar No. 11 |
1sSB |
1sSBmyy |
1sSBZ15 |
| Orange Juice |
1sOJ |
1sOJmyy |
1sOJZ15 |
| Soybean |
1sIS |
1sISmyy |
1sISZ15 |
| Soybean Meal |
1sISM |
1sISMmyy |
1sISMV15 |
| Soybean Oil |
1sIBO |
1sIBOmyy |
1sIBOV15 |
| ICE Futures Europe Strips |
| Electricity – Baseload Quarter 1 |
- |
/BPMFyy-Hyy |
/BPMF15-H15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Quarter 2 |
- |
/BPMJyy-Myy |
/BPMJ15-M15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Quarter 3 |
- |
/BPMNyy-Uyy |
/BPMN15-U15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Quarter 4 |
- |
/BPMXyy-Zyy |
/BPMX15-Z15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Summer |
- |
/BPMJyy-Uyy |
/BPMJ15-U15 |
| Electricity – Baseload Winter |
- |
/BPMVyy-Hyy |
/BPMV14-H15 |
| Electricity – Peak Quarter 1 |
- |
/PPMFyy-Hyy |
/PPMF15-H15 |
| Electricity – Peak Quarter 2 |
- |
/PPMJyy-Myy |
/PPMJ15-M15 |
| Electricity – Peak Quarter 3 |
- |
/PPMNyy-Uyy |
/PPMN15-U15 |
| Electricity – Peak Quarter 4 |
- |
/PPMXyy-Zyy |
/PPMX15-Z15 |
| Electricity – Peak Season Summer |
- |
/PPMJyy-Uyy |
/PPMJ15-U15 |
| Electricity – Peak Season Winter |
- |
/PPMVyy-Hyy |
/PPMV14-H15 |
| Natural Gas – Quarter 1 |
- |
/GWMFyy-Hyy |
/GWMF15-H15 |
| Natural Gas – Quarter 2 |
- |
/GWMJyy-Myy |
/GWMJ15-M15 |
| Natural Gas – Quarter 3 |
- |
/GWMNyy-Uyy |
/GWMN15-U15 |
| Natural Gas – Quarter4 |
- |
/GWMXyy-Zyy |
/GWMX15-Z15 |
| Natural Gas – Season - Summer |
- |
/GWMJyy-Uyy |
/GWMJ15-U15 |
| Natural Gas – Season - Winter |
- |
/GWMVyy-Hyy |
/GWMV14-H15 |
| Nymex Daily Options |
| Short Term Natural Gas |
/GNG_SHORT |
-GU[01-31]myy[C,P]% |
-GU21Z15C2950 |
| Short Term Crude Oil |
/GCL_SHORT |
-GC[01-31]myy[C,P]% |
-GC29V15C8050 |
| Weekly Options |
| Week 1 Crude Oil |
/GLOWEEK1 |
-GLO1myy[C,P]% |
-GLO1X15C8300 |
| Week 2 Crude Oil |
/GLOWEEK2 |
-GLO2myy[C,P]% |
-GLO2X15C8300 |
| Week 3 Crude Oil |
/GLOWEEK3 |
-GLO3myy[C,P]% |
-GLO3X15C8300 |
| Week 4 Crude Oil |
/GLOWEEK4 |
-GLO4myy[C,P]% |
-GLO4X15C8300 |
| Week 5 Crude Oil |
/GLOWEEK5 |
-GLO5myy[C,P]% |
-GLO5X15C8300 |
| Week 1 Natural Gas |
/GONWEEK1 |
-GON1myy[C,P]% |
-GON1Z15C3800 |
| Week 1 S&P 500 |
/EVWEEK1 |
-EV1myy[C,P]% |
-EV1X15P1440 |
| Week 2 Euro FX |
/6EWEEK2 |
-6E2myy[C,P]% |
-6E2X14P1245 |
| Calendar Spreads Options |
| Crude Oil 1 month spread option |
/GCL_SPREAD1 |
-GWAYmyy[C,P]% |
-GWAYZ14C20 |
| Crude Oil 6 month spread option |
/GCL_SPREAD6 |
-GAWMmyy[C,P]% |
-GAWMZ14P300 |
| Crude Oil 12 month spread option |
/GCL_SPREAD12 |
-GAWZmyy[C,P]% |
-GAWZZ14C200 |
| RBOB 1 month spread option |
/GRB_SPREAD1 |
-GZAYmyy[C,P]% |
-GZAYX14P320 |
| Heating Oil 1 month spread option |
/GHO_SPREAD1 |
-GFAYmyy[C,P]% |
-GFAYX14P60 |
| Calendar Spreads |
| Crude Oil 1 month spread |
/GCL_SPREAD1 |
/GCLmyymyy |
/GCLX15Z15 |
| Crude Oil 2 month spread |
/GCL_SPREAD2 |
/GCLmyymyy |
/GCLV15Z15 |
| Crude Oil 3 month spread |
/GCL_SPREAD3 |
/GCLmyymyy |
/GCLU15Z15 |
| Crude Oil 6 month spread |
/GCL_SPREAD6 |
/GCLmyymyy |
/GCLM15Z15 |
| Crude Oil 12 month spread |
/GCL_SPREAD12 |
/GCLmyymyy |
/GCLZ14Z15 |
| Natural Gas 1 month spread |
/GNG_SPREAD1 |
/GNGmyymyy |
/GNGX15Z15 |
| RBOB 1 month spread |
/GRB_SPREAD1 |
/GRBmyymyy |
/GRBX15Z15 |
| Heating Oil 1 month spread |
/GHO_SPREAD1 |
/GHOmyymyy |
/GHOX15Z15 |
| Corn 1 month spread |
/ZC_SPREAD1 |
/ZCmyymyy |
/ZCX15Z15 |
Legend
% = Wildcard for strike price
P = Put options
C = Call options
Root = Enter into Quote window for a symbol chain
Month Codes
| Month |
Code |
| January |
F |
| February |
G |
| March |
H |
| April |
J |
| May |
K |
| Jun |
M |
| July |
N |
| August |
Q |
| September |
U |
| October |
V |
| November |
X |
| December |
Z |
Rolling Futures Symbology – Nearbys (Continuous)
Rolling futures symbology follows a similar format for different symbols. A nearby for the day session is the root <numeric month out>. A nearby for the Globex session
is the root preceded by ‘G’ and followed by <numeric month out>. The format is illustrated below using NYMEX WTI crude oil as an example.
| Globex Session |
| Front month |
/GCL<0> |
| One month out |
/GCL<1> |
| Two months out |
/GCL<2> |
Rolling Futures Symbology - Alias
An alias represents the current contract and will change as the contracts roll. An alias for the day session is the root [numeric month out].
An alias for the Globex session is the root preceded by 'G' and followed by [numeric month out]. The format is illustrated below using WTI crude oil as an example.
| Globex Session |
| Front month |
/GCL[0] |
| One month out |
/GCL[1] |
| Two months out |
/GCL[2] |
Rolling Futures Symbology – Continuous Months
Rolling futures symbology for a particular delivery month is the root <month>. (Note the month is entered by its first three letters and is not case sensitive.) This pulls the most current trading contract. To access a month beyond the most current month, use the root <month +number of years out>. Both symbologies follow similar formats for different symbols. The formats are illustrated below using WTI crude oil and heating oil. Continuous month symbology is only for historical time series analysis.
| NYMEX crude continuous January |
/CL<JAN> |
|
NYMEX heating oil September |
/HO<SEP> |
| NYMEX crude 2nd January out continuous |
/CL<JAN+1> |
|
NYMEX heating oil 2nd September out continuous |
/HO<SEP+1> |
| NYMEX crude 3rd January out continuous |
/CL<JAN+2> |
|
NYMEX heating oil 3rd September out continuous |
/HO<SEP+2> |
News Source Codes
| Dow Jones Energy |
(categories) |
| N/NRG Dow |
Jones Energy Service |
| R/NAPW |
North American Power |
| R/EUPW |
European Power |
| N/PET |
Oil |
| N/LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| N/NGS |
Natural Gas |
| I/ELC |
Power |
| N/OPC |
OPEC, OPEC Briefs |
| N/REF |
Refinery Outages |
| N/EPO |
Power Plant Outages |
| N/PRD |
Production Outages |
| N/PLT |
Politics |
| N/UNN |
UN |
| N/WTH |
Weather |
| N/WTH R/US |
US Weather |
| N/WTH R/EU |
European Weather |
| N/PET N/DTA |
Supply/Demand/Stocks |
| N/PBP |
Regulation & Legislation |
| N/CNW |
Corporate |
| N/FIN |
Interest Rates |
| N/FRX |
Foreign Exchange |
| N/NUK |
Nuclear Power Plants |
| N/CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
| N/HOH |
News Summaries, Highlights |
| N/RNW |
Energy Alternative, Renewable, Developing Energy |
| Petroleum Argus |
| ARA |
Asian Products Report |
| ARC |
International Crude Report |
| ARE |
European Products Report |
| ARG |
General Energy |
| ARI |
Asian Natural Gas |
| ARL |
International LPG Report |
| ARM |
Emissions |
| ARN |
European Natural Gas |
| ARP |
European Electricity |
| ARQ |
Asphalt |
| ARS |
US Natural Gas |
| ARU |
US Products Report |
| ARX |
Coal |
| ARY |
US Electricity |
| OPIS |
| OPF |
Feedstock Commentary |
| OPI |
General Commentary |
| OPJ |
Jet Fuel Commentary |
| OPL |
LPG Commentary |
| OPS |
Refined Spot Commentary |
| OPW |
West Coast Commentary |
| Heren Energy |
| EDE |
Europe Daily Electricity News |
| ESG |
Europe Gas Market News |
| GlobalView WebWire |
| GWA |
Asian News |
| GWB |
Business News |
| GWE |
Energy News |
| GWM |
Middle Eastern News |
| GWN |
North American News |
| GWO |
World News |
| GWS |
Sports |
| GWU |
European News |
| GWW |
Weather News |
| GWZ |
Entertainment News |
| RIM-Intelligence |
| RIB |
Bunker Report |
| RIC |
Crude Report |
| RIL |
LPG Report |
| RIP |
Product Report |
| Platts |
| NGF |
Natural Gas Fwds |
|
PGT |
Tanker Add-on |
|
PWI |
US Petrochemscan |
| PCA |
Petrochem Alert |
|
PMA |
Metals Alert |
|
PWJ |
Intermediate Wire |
| PCN |
Commodity News |
|
PPA |
Fwd Curve Asia |
|
PWO |
Olefinscan |
| PEA |
Electricity Alert |
|
PPE |
Fwd Curve EMEA |
|
PWP |
Polymerscan |
| PEF |
US Electricity Fwd |
|
PPU |
Fwd Curve Americas |
|
PWQ |
North Asia Wire |
| PEP |
Europe Power Alert |
|
PWA |
APAG MarketScan |
|
PWR |
Latin America Wire |
| PES |
Electricity Spark Spreads |
|
PWB |
BunkerWire |
|
PWS P |
Solventwire Product |
| PGA |
Global Alert |
|
PWC |
Crude Oil MarketWire |
|
PWT |
Tanker Wire |
| PGB |
Bunker |
|
PWD |
Dirty Tanker Wire |
|
PWU |
US MarketScan |
| PGF |
Feedstock |
|
PWE |
European MarketScan |
|
PWV |
Latin Petrochemscan |
| PGL |
LPG Add-on |
|
PWF |
FeedStock Wire |
|
PWW |
China Wire |
| PGN |
Natural Gas Alert |
|
PWG |
Asia Petrochemscan |
|
| PGR |
Racks |
|
PWH |
Euro Petrochemscan |
|
| Associated Press |
| BU |
Business |
|
EN |
Entertainment |
|
HE |
Health |
| PO |
Politics |
|
SC |
Science |
|
SP |
Sports |
| ST |
Strange |
|
TE |
Technology |
|
TN |
Top News |
| US |
US National |
|
WA |
Washington |
|
PWN |
World |
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