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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