Reference

Futures Symbols & Size

Note the approx $ control will change with the price of the futures contract. It was estimate amount based on the price.

Equity Futures

SymbolTradeable MonthsDescriptionCME SpecsUnitPrice quoteETFETF EquivalentApprox $ ControlMin Price Fluctuation
/ESH,M,U,ZE-Mini S&P 500spec$50 x S&P 500 IndexUSD per index pointSPY505260K0.25
/MESH,M,U,ZMicro E-Mini S&P 500spec$5 x S&P 500 IndexSPY5026K0.25
/NQH,M,U,ZE-Mini NASDAQ 100spec$20 x Nasdaq-100 IndexQQQ828450K0.25
/MNQH,M,U,ZMicro E-Mini NASDAQ 100spec$2 x Nasdaq-100 IndexQQQ8345K0.25
/YMH,M,U,ZE-Mini DOWspec$5 x DJIA indexDIA502210K1
/MYMH,M,U,ZMicro E-Mini DOWspec$0.50 x DJIA IndexDIA5021K1
/RTYH,M,U,ZE-Mini Russell 2000spec$50 x Russell 2000 IndexIWM508100K0.1
/M2KH,M,U,ZMicro E-Mini Russell 2000spec$5 x Russell 2000 IndexIWM5110K0.1

Volatility Futures

SymbolTradeable MonthsDescriptionCME SpecsUnitPrice quoteETFETF EquivalentApprox $ ControlMin Price Fluctuation
/VXMonthlyCboe Volatility Index (VIX) Futuresspec100030k
/VXMMonthlyCboe Mini Volatility Index (VIX) Futuresspec1003K

Precious Metals and Crypto Futures

SymbolTradeable MonthsDescriptionCME SpecsUnitPrice quoteETFETF EquivalentApprox $ ControlMin Price Fluctuation
/GCG, J, M, Q, V, ZGoldspec100 ouncesGLD1086300K
/MGCG, J, M, Q, V, ZMicro Goldspec10 ozGLD10930K
/HGCopperspec25000 pounds125K
/MHGMicro Copperspec2500 poundsUSD per pound12.5K
/SISilverspec5000 ozSLV5493
/SILMicro Silverspec1000 ozSLV1099
Crypto
/BTCmonthlyBitcoinspec5 bitcoin (50X Micro)400K
/MBTmonthlyMicro Bitcoinspec0.1 Bitcoin8K
/ETHmonthlyEtherspec50 Ether (50X Micro)100K
/METmonthlyMicro Etherspec0.1 Ether$200 only

Energy Futures

SymbolTradeable MonthsDescriptionCME SpecsUnitPrice quoteETFETF EquivalentApprox $ ControlMin Price Fluctuation
/CLCrude Oilspec1000 barrelsUSO1107
/QME-mini Crudespec500 barrelsUSO554
/MCLMicro Crude Oilspec100 barrelsUSO111
/NGHenry Hub Natural Gasspec10,000 MMBtuUNG429439K
/MNGMicro Henry Hubspec
/QGE-mini Natural Gasspec2500 MMBtuUNG1074
/RBRBOB Gasolinespec
/HOHeating Oilspec

Agriculture and Currency Futures

SymbolTradeable MonthsDescriptionCME SpecsUnitPrice quoteETFETF EquivalentApprox $ ControlMin Price Fluctuation
Agricultural
/ZCCornspec5000 bushelsUS cents per bushelCORN1085
/XCMini Corn FuturesspecCORN217
/ZSSoybeanspecSOYB2365
/XKMini Soybean MarginsspecSOYB473
/ZWChicago SRW WheatspecWEAT4983
/XWMini Chicago SRW WheatspecWEAT996
Currency
/6AAustralian Dollarspec100,000 Australian dollarsUSD per AUDFXA1012
/M6AMicro Australian DollarspecFXA101
/6BBritish PoundspecFXB650
/M6BMicro British PoundspecFXB65
/6CCanadian DollarspecFXC1023
/MCDMicro Canadian DollarspecFXC102
/6EEuro FXspecFXE1357
/M6EMicro EurospecFXE136
/6JJapanese YenspecFXY1360
/6MMexican Pesospec

Futures Expiration and Rollover

NOTE for equity futures trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the 3rd Friday of the contract month. So better to rollover to next quarter on Monday. Trading View continuous contract rollover happens just at the end of Monday after the close at 4pm CT.

For Bitcoin and Ether Futures

Outright: Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month. If this is not both a London and U.S. business day, trading terminates on the prior London or the U.S. business day.

CME Contract Spec Months

MonthCodeFutures
JanuaryF
FebruaryGGold
MarchHEquity Indexes
AprilJGold
MayK
JuneMGold,
Equity Indexes
JulyN
AugustQGold
SeptemberU
Equity Indexes
OctoberVGold
NovemberX
DecemberZGold,
Equity Indexes