FUTURES

[Market Technician]

** Futures **

Futures tickers are a little different from stocks. Each futures market has a ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and the year.
For example, crude oil futures have a ticker symbol - CL.

The complete ticker symbol for December 2008 Crude Oil Futures would be - CLZ8.
The “CL” stands for the underlying futures contract.
The “Z” stands for a December delivery month.
(F=Jan, G=Feb, H=Mar, J=Apr, K=May, M=June, N=July, Q=Aug, U=Sep, V=Oct, X=Nov, Z=Dec) The “8” stands for the year – 2008.


Alphabetical Listing of Futures Symbols

http://www.infinitytrading.com/futures_markets_symbols.html

http://www.commoditysymbols.com/


Futures Trading Hours

http://www.nymex.com/tradin_hours.aspx


Futures Facts

http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=productsEdu&ib_entity=llc