Commodity Symbols are made up of 3 different parts: commodity symbol, month code, and year code. For example, ZCZ18 is the symbol used for Corn (Dec '18).
Month Codes
| F - January
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G - February
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H - March
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J - April
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| K - May
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M - June
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N - July
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Q - August
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| U - September
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V - October
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X - November
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Z - December
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Major Commodities
| Symbol
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Commodity
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Months Traded
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| RS |
Canola |
F,H,K,N,Z |
| ZC |
Corn |
H,K,N,U,Z |
| ZO |
Oats |
H,K,N,U,Z |
| ZR |
Rough Rice |
F,H,K,N,U,X |
| ZM |
Soybean Meal |
F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z |
| ZL |
Soybean Oil |
F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z
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| ZS |
Soybeans |
F,H,K,N,Q,U,X |
| ZW |
Wheat - Chicago Soft Red Winter |
H,K,N,U,Z |
| KE |
Wheat - Kansas Hard Red Winter |
H,K,N,U,Z
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| MW |
Wheat - Minneapolis Hard Red Spring
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H,K,N,U,Z
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| CT |
Cotton #2 |
H,K,N,V,Z |
| SB |
Sugar #11 |
H,K,N,V
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| CL |
Crude Oil |
All |
| NG |
Natural Gas |
All |
| EH |
Ethanol Futures |
All |
| HO |
Heating Oil |
All |
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| LE |
Live Cattle |
G,J,M,Q,V,Z
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| GF |
Feeder Cattle |
F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X
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| HE |
Lean Hogs |
G,J,K,M,N,Q,V,Z
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| 6L |
Brazilian Real |
F,G,H,J,X,Z |
| 6C |
Canadian Dollar |
F,G,H,M,U,X,Z |
| 6E |
Euro |
F,G,H,M,U,X,Z
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| DX |
US Dollar |
H,M,U,Z |
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| GC |
Gold |
G,J,M,Q,V,Z |
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| YM |
Mini Dow Futures |
H,M,U,Z |
| ES |
E-mini S&P 500 |
H,M,U,Z |