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CONTRACT MONTHS & DESCRIPTION
Month Symbols

JANUARY F JULY N
FEBRUARY G AUGUST Q
MARCH H SEPTEMBER U
APRIL J OCTOBER V
MAY K NOVEMBER X
JUNE M DECEMBER Z


CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

Below are specifications for most commodity contracts currently trading. Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd. accepts no liability for the accuracy of the information, although we believe it to be current at the time of publishing. The information is helpful in locating specific tick/price conversions, contracts available and session trading data. All times are show in C.S.T.

Delivery Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Trading
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