Futures Symbol Reading
In order to trade a particular commodity, you might need to look up its symbol. Every commodity symbol consists of three distinct parts.
- The first part of a commodity symbol - commodity root - represent the name of the underlying security.
Commodity Root Name SP S&P 500 ND NASDAQ 100 DJ Dow Jones NQ E-mini NASDAQ 100 ES E-mini S&P 500 EZ
E-mini Russell 2000 ZD E-mini DJI EW E-mini S&P 400 RW E-mini Russell 1000
- The middle part of a commodity symbol represents the expiration month.
Month | Letter | |
| During Market Hours | Before & After Market Hours | |
| March | H | C |
| June | M | I |
| September | U | P |
| December | Z | T |
- The final number of an commodity symbol represents the last digit of the expiration year.
Year Number 2006 6 2007 7 2008 8 2009 9
To determine what the commodity symbol is, you need to know that they are broken down into three separate sections. Let's use an example to explain this.
NDH6 - e-mini Nasdaq 100 March 2006
SPH6 - S&P 500 March 2006
EZT7 - e-mini Russell 200 December 2007
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4/22/2006
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