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FUTURES SYMBOLS

Listed below are the different trading month symbols. As you can see, each month of the year has a specific letter of the alphabet that applies to that month. Below the months of the year are the Futures Contract Symbols of all contracts used on IraChart Quote Pages.

Letters represent Contracts

F -- JANUARY | G -- FEBRUARY | H -- MARCH | J -- April | K -- May | M -- JUNE
| N -- JULY | Q -- AUGUST | U -- SEPTEMBER | V -- OCTOBER | X -- NOVEMBER
| Z -- DECEMBER | Y -- CASH

Chicago Board of Options Exchange      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
CBOE S&P 100 FUTURES OEX   INDICE
Chicago Board of Trade      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
ROUGH RICE NR F,H,K,N,U,X GRAIN
COMPOSITE WHEAT NW H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
COMPOSITE OATS NO H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
COMPOSITE BEAN OIL NBO F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z GRAIN
COMPOSITE CORN NC H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
WHEAT W H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
COMPOSITE SOYBEANS NS F,H,K,N,Q,U,X GRAIN
SOYBEANS S F,H,K,N,Q,U,X GRAIN
SOYBEAN MEAL SM F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z GRAIN
OATS O H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
SOYBEAN OIL BO F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z GRAIN
CORN C H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
MUNICIPAL BONDS MB H,M,U,Z INDICE
DOW JONES DJ H,M,U,Z INDICE
TREASURY NOTES (2 YEAR) TU H,M,U,Z INTEREST
TREASURY BONDS US H,M,U,Z INTEREST
TREASURY NOTES (10 YEAR) TYH,M,U,Z INTEREST
TREASURY NOTES (5 YEAR) FV H,M,U,Z INTEREST
SILVER (1000 OUNCES) AG G,J,MQ,V,Z METAL
Chicago Mercantile Exchange      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
LUMBER - RANDOM LENGTH LB F,H,K,N,U,X ENERGY
NASDAQ 100 INDEX FUTURES NQ H,M,U,Z INDICE
S&P 500 INDEX FUTURES SP H,M,U,Z INDICE
RUSSEL 2000 INDEX FUTURES RT H,M,U,Z INDICE
E-MINI NASDAQ FUTURES EN H,M,U,Z INDICE
E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX FUTURES ES H,M,U,Z INDICE
S&P 400 INDEX FUTURES MD H,M,U,Z INDICE
CASH S&P 500 SPY   INDICE
TREASURY BILLS (90-DAY) TB H,M,U,Z INTEREST
EURODOLLAR ED H,M,U,Z INTEREST
EUROYEN EY H,M,U,Z INTEREST
CATTLE - FEEDER FC F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X MEAT
HOGS - LIVE LH G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z MEAT
CATTLE - LIVE LC G,J,M,Q,V,Z MEAT
PORK BELLIES PB G,H,K,N,Q MEAT
Commodity Exchange Corporation      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
GOLD GC G,J,M,Q,V,Z METAL
International Monetary Market      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
MEXICAN PESO ME H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR AD H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
JAPANESE YEN JY H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
SWISS FRANC SF H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
EUROPEAN EC H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
BRITISH POUND BP H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
CANADIAN DOLLAR CD H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
BRAZIL REAL BR H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
NIKKEI STOCK INDEX NK H,M,U,Z INDICE
LIBOR (LONDON INTER-BANK RATE) EM ALL MONTHS INTEREST
Kansas City Board of Trade      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
KANSAS CITY WHEAT KW H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
MINI VALUE LINE INDEX FUTURES MV H,M,U,Z INDICE
Minneapolis Grain Exchange      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MW H,K,N,U,Z GRAIN
New York Board of Trade      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
U.S. DOLLAR INDEX FUTURES DX H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
EUROPEAN CURRENCY UNIT EU H,M,U,Z CURRENCY
NYSE COMPOSITE INDEX YX H,M,U,Z INDICE
CRB INDEX CR H,K,N,U,Q INDICE
SUGAR #11 SB H,K,N,U,V SOFT
SUGAR #14 SE F,H,K,N,U,X SOFT
COCOA (METRIC) CO H,K,N,U,Z SOFT
COFFEE KC H,K,N,U,Z SOFT
ORANGE JUICE OJ F,H,K,N,U,X SOFT
COTTON #2 CT H,K,N,V,Z SOFT
New York Mercantile Exchange      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
NATURAL GAS NG ALL MONTHS ENERGY
HEATING OIL HO ALL MONTHS ENERGY
CRUDE OIL (LIGHT) CL ALL MONTHS ENERGY
GASOLINE - UNLEADED HU ALL MONTHS ENERGY
PROPANE FUTURES PN ALL MONTHS ENERGY
PALLADIUM PA H,M,U,Z METAL
PLATINUM PL F,J,N,V METAL
North American Indices      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL DJIAY   INDICE
DOW JONES UTILITIES DJUY   INDICE
PHILADELPHIA GOLD / SILVER XAUY   INDICE
One Chicago      
Name Symbol Contracts Type
AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP ALL MONTHS STOCK
BOEING COMPANY BA ALL MONTHS STOCK
BIOGEN INC BGEN ALL MONTHS STOCK
EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM ALL MONTHS STOCK
BEST BUY COMPANY INC BBY ALL MONTHS STOCK
BANK ONE ONE ALL MONTHS STOCK
BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC ALL MONTHS STOCK
ALCOA INC AA ALL MONTHS STOCK
ALTERA CORP ALTR ALL MONTHS STOCK
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP AIG ALL MONTHS STOCK
AMGEN INC AMGN ALL MONTHS STOCK
AMR CORP/DEL AMR ALL MONTHS STOCK
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE ALL MONTHS STOCK
AOL TIME WARNER, INC AOL ALL MONTHS STOCK
APPLIED MATERIALS AMAT ALL MONTHS STOCK
GENERAL MOTORS CORP GM ALL MONTHS STOCK
GENZYME CORP - GENL DIVISION GENZ ALL MONTHS STOCK
FORD MOTOR CO FORD ALL MONTHS STOCK
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC GS ALL MONTHS STOCK
DELL COMPUTER CORP DELL ALL MONTHS STOCK
DISNEY COMPANY DIS ALL MONTHS STOCK
AT&T CORPORATION ATT ALL MONTHS STOCK
COCA-COLA COMPANY KO ALL MONTHS STOCK
CITIGROUP, INC CITI ALL MONTHS STOCK
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC CSCO ALL MONTHS STOCK
EASTMAN KODAK EK ALL MONTHS STOCK
EMULEX CORP ELX ALL MONTHS STOCK
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP CVX ALL MONTHS STOCK
DUPONT DD ALL MONTHS STOCK
EMC CORP EMC ALL MONTHS STOCK
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH CHKP ALL MONTHS STOCK
CEPHALON INC CEPH ALL MONTHS STOCK
CATERPILLAR CAT ALL MONTHS STOCK
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS BRCD ALL MONTHS STOCK
BROADCOM CORP-CL A BRCM ALL MONTHS STOCK
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY ALL MONTHS STOCK
EBAY, INC EBAY ALL MONTHS STOCK

At this time we are NOT supporting Single Stock Futures due to the low volume and lack of customer orders for this product. When volume picks up we will allow IraChart to chart Single Stock Futures.Since there are so many stock symbols, we recommend you use The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily or a Standard and Poors Guide to locate the stock symbols you wish to chart when using IraChart Software.

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