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Futures Instrument List & Codes

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Written by Blue Guardian Futures
Updated over 10 months ago

All Blue Guardian Futures' future instruments available on our platform, including contract specifications, commissions, and trading fees, can be found within our detailed guidelines.

NOTE: The times listed below represent general market hours. Blue Guardian Futures' trading hours are from 5:00 PM to 3:10 PM CT.

CME - Instrument list


Instrument Name

Code

Trading Hours

Tick Size

Tick Value

Total Cost Per Side

Australian Dollar

6A

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00005

$5.00

2.22

British Pound

6B

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$6.25

2.22

Canadian Dollar

6C

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00005

$5.00

2.22

E-mini NASDAQ 100

NQ

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.25

$5

1.9

E-mini Russell 2000

RTY

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.10

$5.00

1.9

E-mini S&P 500

ES

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.25

$12.50

1.9

Euro FX

6E

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00005

$6.25

2.22

Feeder Cattle

GF

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 13:05 CT

0.00025

$12.50

2.65

Japanese Yen

6J

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0000005

$6.25

2.22

Lean Hog

HE

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 13:05 CT

0.00025

$10.00

2.65

Live Cattle

LE

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 13:05 CT

0.00025

$10.00

2.65

Micro AUD/USD

M6A

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$1.00

0.56

Micro Bitcoin

MBT

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

5.00

$0.50

3.12

Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100

MNQ

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.25

$0.50

0.62

Micro E-mini Russell 2000

M2K

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.10

$0.50

0.62

Micro E-mini S&P 500

MES

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.25

$1.25

0.62

Micro EUR/USD

M6E

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$1.25

0.56

Micro Ethereum

MET

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.50

$0.05

0.52

New Zealand Dollar

6N

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00005

$5.00

2.22

Nikkei/USD

NKD

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

5.00

$25.00

2.77

Swiss Franc

6S

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00005

$6.25

2.22


COMEX - Instrument List

Instrument Name

Code

Trading Hours

Tick Size

Tick Value

Total Cost Per Side

Copper

HG

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0005

$12.50

2.17

E-mini Gold

QO

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.25

$12.50

1.37

Gold

GC

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.10

$10.00

2.17

Micro Gold

MGC

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.10

$1.00

0.82

Platinum

PL

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.10

$10.00

1.37

RBOB Gasoline

RB

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$4.20

2.52

Silver

SI

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.005

$25.00

2.17


CBOT - Instrument List

Instrument Name

Code

Trading Hours

Tick Size

Tick Value

Total Cost Per Side

Corn

ZC

Sunday - Friday 19:00 - 07:45 CT
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 13:20 CT

0.0025

$12.50

2.67

E-mini Dow Jones

YM

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

1.00

$5.00

1.9

Micro 10-Year Yield

10Y

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.001

$1.00

0.92

Micro E-mini dow Jones

MYM

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

1.00

$0.50

0.62

Soybean

ZS

Sunday - Friday 19:00 - 19:45 CT
Daily Break: 08:30 - 13:20 CT

0.0025

$12.50

2.67

Soybean Meal

ZM

Sunday - Friday 19:00 - 19:45 CT
Daily Break: 08:30 - 13:20 CT

0.10

$10.00

2.67

Soybean Oil

ZL

Sunday - Friday 19:00 - 19:45 CT
Daily Break: 08:30 - 13:20 CT

0.0001

$6.00

2.67

US 10-Year Note

ZN

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.015625

$15.625

1.37

US 2-Year Note

ZT

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00390625

$7.8125

1.22

US 5-Year Note

ZF

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0078125

$7.8125

1.27

Wheat

ZW

Sunday - Friday 19:00 - 19:45 CT
Daily Break: 08:30 - 13:20 CT

0.0025

$12.50

2.67


NYMEX - Instrument List

Instrument Name

Code

Trading Hours

Tick Size

Tick Value

Total Cost Per Side

Crude Oil

CL

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.01

$10.00

2.12

E-mini Crude Oil

QM

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.025

$12.50

1.82

Heating Oil

HO

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$4.20

2.12

Micro Crude Oil

MCL

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.01

$1.00

0.82

Natural Gas

NG

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.00025

$2.50

2.12

RBOB Gasoline

RB

Sunday - Friday 17:00 - 16:00 CT
Daily Break: 16:00 - 17:00 CT

0.0001

$4.20

2.12



Calendar month Expiration codes

According to the codes below for example: an E-mini Nasdaq-100 contract expiring in December 2024 would be denoted as NQZ2024.

Month

Code

January

F

February

G

March

H

April

J

May

K

June

M

July

N

August

Q

September

U

October

V

November

X

December

Z


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