If the Instrument you’re trading is not shown (in one of the Futures Instruments sections, below) please do one of the following: check with your broker, use the Barchart website, or search online. The data below was compiled from various Futures websites and displays some of the more commonly traded futures instruments.
If the contract size that you enter in the middle section of your Futures Analysis sheet is giving you an incorrect Gross P&L, please adjust the contract size amount accordingly… or you can always do a quick manual entry in the Trading Log > Gross P&L column to override the formula.
Futures Instruments
Indices
Indices |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
E-Mini Nasdaq 100E-Mini (micro) Nasdaq |
NQMNQ |
202 |
E-Mini S&P 500E-Mini (micro) S&P 500 |
ESMES |
505 |
E-Mini DOW 30 |
YM |
5 |
E-Mini Russell 2000 |
RTY / TF |
50 |
E-Mini Mid Cap 400 |
EMD |
100 |
Nikkei |
NKD |
5 |
Energies
Energies |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
Crude Oil |
CL |
1,000 |
Mini Crude Oil |
QM |
500 |
Heating Oil |
HO |
42,000 |
Mini Heating Oil |
QH |
21,000 |
Natural Gas |
NG |
10,000 |
Mini Natural Gas |
QG |
2,500 |
Financials
* Most users find that a 1,000 contract size works for their Notes and Bonds, while some users have found that 632.435 works. All “Entry Prices” need to be entered in decimal format. For more on entering Notes and Bonds prices, please view the “For Bonds and unique Tick / Prices” – the first faq category on this page.
Remember, all profit/loss amounts can be changed by manually entering your actual P&L in the Gross P&L column of your Trading Log.
Financials |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
10 Yr US T-Note |
ZN |
1,000 * |
5 Yr US T-Note |
ZF |
1,000 * |
30 Yr US T-Bonds |
ZB |
1,000 * |
Fed Fund 30 |
ZQ |
5,000,000 * |
Euro Bund |
FGBL |
1,000 |
Euro Bobl |
FGBM |
1,000 |
Shatz |
FGBS |
1,000 |
DAX |
FDAX |
25 |
DJ Stoxx 50 |
FSTX |
10 |
Currencies
Currencies |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
Dollar Index |
DX |
1,000 |
Australian Dollar |
6A / M6A |
100,000 / 10,000 |
British Pound |
6B / M6B |
62,500 / 6,250 |
Canadian Dollar |
6C / M6C |
100,000 / 10,000 |
Euro Currency |
6E / M6E |
125,000 / 12,500 |
Swiss Franc |
6S / M6S |
125,000 / 12,500 |
Japanese Yen |
6J / M6J |
12,500,000 / 125,000 |
Agricultures
Agriculture’s |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
Corn |
ZC |
5,000 |
Mini Corn |
YC |
1,000 |
Soybeans |
ZS |
5,000 |
Mini Soybeans |
XB |
1,000 |
Soybean Meal |
ZM |
100 |
Soybean Oil |
ZL |
60,000 |
Wheat |
ZW |
5,000 |
Mini Wheat |
XW |
1,000 |
Live Cattle |
LE |
40,000 |
Lean Hogs |
HE |
40,000 |
Pork Bellies |
GPB |
40,000 |
Metals
Metals |
Symbol |
Contract Size |
Silver |
SI |
5,000 |
Gold |
GC |
100 |
Copper |
HG |
25,000 |
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency |
Exchange / Symbol |
Contract Size |
Bitcoin |
CME = BTC CBOE = XBT |
5 1 |
———- |
———- |
———- |
(All Other Crypto’s) |
– |
1 |