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Commodity Futures Trading Symbols

Below are main exchanges for commodity trading and their symbols. These cover major exchanges, and are not necessarily the only ones.


Energy Futures Symbol Exchanges
Natural Gas NG NYMEX
RBOB Gas* RB RB
Ethanol AC CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade)
Propane PN NYMEX
Uranium US NYMEX
* Represents reformulated gasoline blendstock. For various crude and heating oils oil futures symbols.
     
Precious Metals Futures  
Gold GH CBOT
Silver AG CBOT
Platinum PL NYMEX
Palladium PA NYMEX
     
Industrial Metals Futures  
Aluminum   London Metal Exchange (LME)
Aluminum Alloy   LME
Copper   LME
Lead   LME
Nickel   LME
Tin   LME
Zinc   LME
The London Metals Exchange offers the largest venue for trading non-ferrous metals.


Livestock Futures    
Pork Bellies PB Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Lean Hogs LH CME
Feeder Cattle FC CME
Live Cattle LC CME
     
Grain Futures    
Corn C CBOT
Soybeans S CBOT
Soybean oil BO CBOT
KW wheat KW Kansas City Board of Trade (KBOT)
Wheat W CBOT
Oats O CBOT
     
Softs    
Cocoa CC ICE
Coffee C KC ICE
Cotton No.2 CT ICE
Orange Juice OJ ICE
Rough Rice RR open auction - CBOT
Rough Rice ZR electronic - CBOT
Sugar No. 11 SB ICE
Sugar No. 14 SE ICE


Commodity symbols offers the main commodities and symbols traded at and their exchanges.

Be sure to see trading option symbols that gives a quick explanation of the naming process and the sequence of appearance.

An explanation of the major order types and their significance.

The commodity futures trading commission as an oversight commission.