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TradeStation Futures Symbol Reference

Below is a breakdown of the futures symbols by the exchanges on which they are traded. Also included is a list of symbols that are no longer traded. This document is subject to change, so check back for updates.

Chicago Board of Trade

Agricultural Futures and Options

Financial Futures and Options

Index Futures and Options

Metals Futures and Options

Midam Futures and Options

 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Chemical Futures and Options

Commodity Futures and Options

Currency Futures and Options

Equity Index Futures and Options

Interest Rate Futures and Options

Weather Futures and Options

New York Board of Trade

Alternative Index TK Futures and Options

Commodity Futures and Options

Currency Futures and Options

Index Futures and Options

 

New York Mercantile Exchange

Comex Division

Nymex Division

Kansas City Board of Trade

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Symbols No Longer Trading TradeStation Historical Data

Chicago Board of Trade Agricultural Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root Electronic Option Root (Put and Call)
Corn C 07/01/1959 Mar-1960 CY PY OZC
Oats O 07/01/1959 Mar-1960 OO OV OZO
Rough Rice RR 08/20/1986 Jan-1987 RRC RRP OZR
Soybean Meal SM 07/02/1959 Jan-1960 MY MZ OZM
Soybean Oil BO 07/01/1959 Jan-1960 OY OZ OZL
Soybeans S 07/01/1959 Jan-1960 CZ PZ OZS
Wheat W 07/01/1959 Mar-1960 WY WZ OZW

Chicago Board of Trade Financial Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root Electronic Option Root (Put and Call)
10 Year Agency Notes DN 05/14/2001 Jun-2001 DNC DNP OAN
10 Yr Interest Rate Swap NI 10/25/2001 Dec-2001  NIC NIP OSR
10 Yr US Treasury Note TY 05/03/1982 Sep-1982 TC TP OZN
2 Year US Treasury Note TU 08/31/1992 Sep-1992 TUC TUP OZT
30 Day Federal Funds FF 10/03/1988 Nov-1988  FFC FFP  
30 Yr US Treasury Bond US 08/22/1977 Dec-1977 CG PG OZB
5 Year Agency Notes AB 12/20/2001 Mar-2003  DFC DFP  OAF
5 Yr Agency Note Reduced Tick Spread HA 06/06/2001 Dec-2001  NGC NGP OSA
5 Yr US TNote Tick Reduced Spread FA 06/06/2001 Dec-2001      
5 Yr US Treasury Note FV 05/20/1988 Jun-1988 FL FP OZF
Bond Reduced Tick Spread BA 06/06/2001 Dec-2001      
Long Term Municipal Bond Index MB 06/11/1985 Sep-1985      
Mini-size Deferred Eurodollar YE2 12/18/2001 Dec-2001      
Mini-sized 10 Yr US Treasury Note YN 10/01/2001 Dec-2001      
Mini-sized 30 Yr US Treasury Bond YH 10/01/2001 Dec-2001      
Mini-sized Eurodollar YE 12/05/2001 Dec-2001      

Chicago Board of Trade Index Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root Electronic Option Root (Put and Call)
Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index AI 11/13/2001 Dec-2001      
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJ 10/06/1997 Dec-1997 DJC DJP OZD
Mini-sized DJ Industrial Average YM 10/01/2001 Dec-2001      

Chicago Board of Trade Metals Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
1000 Ounce Silver AG 11/22/1989 Feb-1991 AC AP
5000 Ounce Silver SV 01/02/1992 Feb-1992    
Kilo Gold KI 04/12/1983 May-1983    
Mini-sized New York Gold YG 10/01/2001 Oct-2001    
Mini-sized New York Silver YI 10/01/2001 Oct-2001    

Chicago Board of Trade Midam Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
British Pound XP 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    
Corn XC 06/03/1991 Sep-1991    
Lean Hogs XH 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    
Live Cattle XL 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    
Oats XO 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    
Soybean Meal XE 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    
Soybean Oil XR 01/19/1999 Mar-1999    
Soybeans XS 10/13/1992 Nov-1992    
Wheat XW 10/13/1992 Dec-1992    

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chemical Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Benzene BZ 10/19/2001 Dec-2001    
Mixed Xylenes MX 10/19/2001 Dec-2001    

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Commodity Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Butter DB 09/29/1999 Oct-1999 DB DB
Class IV Milk DK 06/05/2001 Jan-2002 DK DK
E-Mini Feeder Cattle FM 06/18/01 Aug-2001    
E-Mini Lean Hog HM 01/31/2001 June-2001    
Feeder Cattle FC 09/06/1973 Mar-1974 KF JF
Feeder Cattle (Side by Side Globex2) FC 03/04/2002 Mar-2002    
Frozen Pork Bellies PB 01/22/1963 Aug-1963 KP JP
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index GI 07/28/1992 Aug-1992 GI GI
Lean Hogs LH 08/01/1969 Oct-1969 CH PH
Lean Hogs (Side by Side Globex2) LH 03/04/2002 May-2002    
Live Cattle LC 11/30/1964 Apr-1965 CK PK
Live Cattle (Side by Side Globex2) LC 03/04/2002 Apr-2002    
Lumber 110 K LB 11/16/1972 Sep-1973 KL JL
Milk DA 08/15/1996 Sep-1996 DA DA
Non Fat Dry Milk NF 06/12/2001 Jul-2001    

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Equity Index Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
E-Mini Nasdaq 100 NQ 06/22/1999 Sep-1999    
E-Mini Russell 2000 ER2 10/25/2001 Dec-2001    
E-Mini S&P 500 ES 09/11/1997 Dec-1997 ES ES
E-Mini S&P Midcap 400 EMD 01/28/2002 Mar-2001    
Fortune e-50 Index FE 03/12/2001 Jun-2001    
Nasdaq 100 ND 04/10/1996 Jun-1996 ND ND
Nikkei 225 NK 09/25/1990 Dec-1990 KN JN
Russell 2000 RL 02/04/1993 Mar-1993 RL RL
S&P 500 SP 04/21/1982 Jun-1982 CS PS
S&P 500 Barra Growth SG 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
S&P 500 Barra Value SU 05/14/2001 Jun-2001    
S&P Midcap 400 MD 02/13/1992 Mar-1992 MD MD

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Currency Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Australian Dollar AD 01/13/1987 Mar-1987 KA JA
Brazilian Real BR 08/15/1996 Sep-1996    
British Pound BP 05/05/1976 Mar-1977 CP PP
Canadian Dollar CD 04/24/1978 Mar-1979 CV PV
E-Mini Euro FX E7 05/14/2001 Jun-2001    
E-Mini Japanese Yen J7 05/14/2001 Jun-2001    
Euro FX EC 01/04/1999 Mar-1999 EC EC
Euro FX/BP Cross Rate RP 09/30/1999 Mar-2000    
Euro FX/JY Cross Rate RY 09/30/1999 Mar-2000    
Euro FX/SF Cross Rate RF 09/30/1999 Jun-2000    
Japanese Yen JY 06/02/1981 Mar-1982 CJ PJ
Mexican Peso MP1 09/30/1999 Dec-1999 MP1 MP1
New Zealand Dollar NE1 09/27/1999 Mar-2000  NE1 NE1
Russian Ruble RU 06/16/1998 Dec-1998    
South African Rand RA 09/27/1999 Oct-1999    
Swiss Franc SF 02/04/1976 Mar-1977 CF PF

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Interest Rate Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
13 Week US T-Bill TB 01/07/1976 Mar-1976 CQ PQ
Eurodollar ED 12/09/1981 Mar-1982 CE PE
Euroyen EY 09/30/1999 Dec-1999 EY EY
Euroyen-LIBOR EL 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Fed Fund Turn Rate TZ 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Japanese Government Bond JB 06/05/2001 Jun-2001    
LIBOR EM 04/05/1990 May-1990 EM EM

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Weather Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Atlanta Cooling Degree Days K1     K1 K1
Atlanta Heating Degree Days H1 06/23/2000 Feb-2001 H1 H1
Chicago Cooling Degree Days K2     K2  K2
Chicago Heating Degree Days h6 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 h6 h6
Cincinnati Cooling Degree Days K3     K3 K3
Cincinnati Heating Degree Days H3 09/30/1999 Jan-2000 H3 H3
Dallas/Ft Wth Cooling Degree Days K5 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K5 K5
Dallas/Ft Wth Heating Degree Days H5 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 H5 H5
Des Moines Cooling Degree Days K9 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K9 K9
Des Moines Heating Degree Days H9 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 H9 H9
Las Vegas Cooling Degree Days K0 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K0 K0
Las Vegas Heating Degree Days H0 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 H0 H0
New York Cooling Degree Days K4 06/05/2001 May-2002 K4 K4
New York Heating Degree Days H4 09/30/1999 Jan-2000 H4 H4
Philadelphia Cooling Degree Days K6 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K6 K6
Philadelphia Heating Degree Days H6 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 H6 H6
Portland Cooling Degree Days K7 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K7 K7
Portland Heating Degree Days h6 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 h6 h6
Tucson Cooling Degree Days K8 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 K8 K8
Tucson Heating Degree Days H8 06/05/2001 Oct-2001 H8 H8

Kansas City Board of Trade

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
ISDEX Index IQ 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Value Line Index MV 02/24/1982 Jun-1982    
Wheat (Hard Red Winter) KW 04/09/1976 Jul-1976 HC HP

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Cottonseed CS        
Durum Wheat DW 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Hard Red Spring Wheat MW 11/18/1980 Dec-1980 CW PW
National Corn Index IT 02/19/2002 Apr-2002 IT IT
National Soybean Index IS 02/19/2002 Mar-2002 IS IS
Soft White Wheat NW 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Twin Cities On Peak Electric BG 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    

New York Board of Trade Commodity Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Cocoa CC 07/01/1959 Mar-1960 CC CC
Coffee C KC 03/17/1978 May-1979 KC KC
Cotton No. 2 CT 07/01/1959 Jul-1960 CT CT
FCOJ - 2 OK 06/28/2001 July-2001    
FCOJ - Differential OD 06/05/2001 July-2001    
Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ-1) OJ 02/01/1967 May-1967 OJ OJ
Mini Coffee C MK 03/15/2002 Apr-2002    
Sugar No. 11 SB 01/04/1961 Jul-1961 SB SB
Sugar No. 14 SE 09/01/1993 Nov-1993    

New York Board of Trade Currency Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Australian Dollar/Canadian Dollar AS 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 AS AS
Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen YA 05/14/2001 Jun-2001    
Australian Dollar/New Zealand $ AR 05/17/2001 Jun-2001    
Australian Dollar/US Dollar AU 05/23/2001 Jun-2001 AU AU
British Pound/Japanese Yen SY 05/23/2001 Jun-2001 SY SY
British Pound/Swiss Franc SS 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 SS SS
British Pound/US Dollar YP 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 YP YP
Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen HY 05/23/2001 Jun-2001 HY HY
Euro/Australian Dollar RI 05/30/2001 Jun-2001 RI RI
Euro/British Pound GB 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 GB GB
Euro/Canadian Dollar EP 10/01/1999 Dec-1999    
Euro/Japanese Yen EJ 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 EJ EJ
Euro/Norwegian Krone OL 06/05/2001 Jun-2001    
Euro/Swedish Krona RK 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 RK RK
Euro/Swiss Franc RZ 06/28/2000 Sep-2000 RZ RZ
Euro/US Dollar EO 05/29/2001 Jun-2001    
Large Euro/US Dollar EU 06/05/2001 Jun-2001 EU EU
New Zealand Dollar/US Dollar ZX 05/15/2001 Jun-2001 ZX ZX
Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen ZY 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 ZY ZY
US Dollar/Canadian Dollar YD 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 YD YD
US Dollar/Japanese Yen YY 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 YY YY
US Dollar/Norwegian Krone NS 05/17/2001 Jun-2001 NS NS
US Dollar/South African Rand ZR 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 ZR ZR
US Dollar/Swedish Krona KU 05/24/2001 Jun-2001 KU KU
US Dollar/Swiss Franc YF 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 YF YF

New York Board of Trade Index Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
5 Yr Treasury Note FY 09/29/1999 Nov-1999    
CRB/Bridge Index CR 06/12/1986 Sep-1986 CR CR
NYSE Composite Index Large YL 09/29/1999 Dec-1999    
NYSE Composite Index - Mini YS 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
NYSE Composite Index - Regular YX 06/21/1983 Jun-1983 YX YX
Russell 1000 Index Large RQ 09/29/1999 Dec-1999    
Russell 1000 Index Regular R 09/29/1999 Dec-1999 R R
US Dollar Index DX 11/20/1985 Mar-1986 DX DX

New York Board of Trade Alternative Index TK Futures and Options

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
S&P Commodity Index I 10/19/2001 Jan-2002 I I

New York Mercantile Exchange Comex Division

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Aluminum AF 09/30/1999 Oct-1999 OA OA
Copper HG 07/01/1959 Jan-1960 HX HX
Gold GC 12/31/1974 Jan-1975 OG OG
Palladium PA 01/05/1977 Mar-1977    
Platinum PL 03/01/1968 Jul-1968 PO PO
Silver SI 06/13/1963 Mar-1964 SO SO

New York Mercantile Exchange Nymex Division

Description Futures Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract 		Call Option Root Put Option Root
Brent Crude Oil SC 09/05/2001 Nov-2001 BW BW
Brent/Crude Oil Crack Spread BW 10/02/2001 Nov-2001    
Central Appalachian Coal QL 07/12/2001 Sep-2001    
Gasoline/Crude Oil Crack Spread UC 09/30/1999 Nov-1999    
Heating Oil HO 03/06/1979 Dec-1979 OH OH
Heating Oil/Crude Oil Crack Spread HC 09/30/1999 Dec-1999    
Henry Hub Natural Gas NG 04/03/1990 Jul-1990 ON ON
Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap NN 12/03/2001 Jan-2001    
Light Sweet Crude Oil CL 03/30/1983 Jun-1983 LO LO
NY Harbor Unleaded Gasoline HU 12/03/1984 Jan-1985 GO GO
Propane PN 08/21/1987 Dec-1987    

Symbols No Longer Trading TradeStation Historical Data

Description Exchange Root Daily Data/
First Date 		Daily Data/
First Contract
10 Yr T Note MIDAM XN 09/30/1999 Dec-1999
5 Yr T Note MIDAM XV 07/13/2000 Sep-2000
Argentine FRB Brady Bond  CME AT 10/05/1999 Dec-1999
Australian Dollar MIDAM XA 09/30/1999 Dec-1999
Brazilian 2X C Brady Bond  CME BF 10-01/1999 Dec-1999
Brazilian 2X EI Brady Bond CME BE 10/04/1999 Dec-1999
CA/OR Border Electricity NYMEX WC 06/06/2001 Jun-2001
Canadian Dollar MIDAM XD 01/11/1991 Mar-1991
Cheddar Cheese CME DC 09/07/1993 Nov-1993
Cinergy Electricity NYMEX CN 08/11/1998 Feb-1999
Deutschemark CME DM 03/19/1976 Mar-1977
Deutschemark MIDAM XM 10/13/1992 Mar-1993
Deutschemark (Euro Term) CME DQ 05/15/2001 June-2001
Dry Whey CME DY 12/28/2000 Dec-2000
Entergy Electricity NYMEX NT 09/30/1999 Jan-2000
Euro MIDAM GX 05/14/2001 June-2001
Eurodollar MIDAM UD 09/30/1999 Dec-1999
French Franc CME FR 09/29/1999 Dec-1999
FTSE Eurotop 100 COMEX ER 10/26/1992 Mar-1993
FTSE Eurotop 300 COMEX EA 06/05/2001 Jun-2002
Gold 100 oz CBOT GH 06/26/2000 June-2000
Japanese Yen MIDAM XJ 10/13/1992 Dec-1992
Mexican 2X Brady Bonds CME MN 10/01/1999 Dec-1999
Mexican CETES CME TS 09/27/1999 Dec-1999
Mexican TIIE CME TE 09/27/1999 Oct-1999
Mid-Columbia River Electricity NYMEX KM 06/06/2001 Jul-2001
Mortgage CME MF 05/14/2001 July-2001
NY Gold MIDAM XK 10/13/1992 Dec-1992
NY Silver MIDAM XY 10/13/1992 Dec-1992
Oriented Strand Board CME SD 05/31/2001 July-2001
Oriented Strand Board Northcentral CME BD 09/28/1999 Nov-1999
Oriented Strand Board Western CME WE 05/18/2001 July-2001
Palo Verde Electricity NYMEX WV 09/30/1999 Oct-1999
PJM Electricity NYMEX QJ 06/06/2001 Jul-2001
Platinum MIDAM XU 10/13/1992 Apr-1993
PSE Technology Index NYBOT TK 09/29/1999 Mar-2000
Stocker Cattle CME ST 09/28/1999 Oct-1999
Swiss Franc MIDAM XF 10/13/1992 Dec-1992
Treasury Bills MIDAM XT 10/13/1992 Dec-1992
Treasury Bonds MIDAM XB 12/10/1987 Dec-1987