Periodic Table of Futures Markets

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At first glance the futures markets may appear disorganized but in reality there is complete order. With this is in mind, Chart Research has created our Periodic Table to properly introduce investors to the futures markets. Many of these markets are actively monotored by our diversified trading program. Our Periodic Table provides market descriptions, seasonal tendencies, contract months, quotes and charts, trading hours, and a technical analysis overview for the individual markets.

The Periodic Table below is your guide to the markets. Simply click on a symbol (i.e. element) for a complete analysis of the underlying market. Each symbol provides specific market information with five links:

• The Market link provides a quote for the underlying market. Clicking on any of the separate contracts will bring up an historic chart for the market in question.
• The Icons provide individual links to sector quotes and news.
• The Exchange link list the various exchanges around the world.
• The Market Overview link describes the individual market.
• The Seasonal Nature link describes the markets seasonal/cyclical tendencies.

Chart Research Periodic Table:

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Sector Key:

Sector: Softs

Nonmetals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
1.	KC	Coffee (Arabica)		NYBOT	Coffee Overview	Coffee Seasonality
6.	CT	Cotton		NYBOT	Cotton Analysis	Cotton Seasonality
7.	QW, LSB	London Sugar #5		LCE	Sugar Analysis	Sugar Seasonality
8.	CF, LKD	London Coffee (Robusta)		LCE	Coffee Overview	Coffee Seasonality
15.	SB	Sugar #11		NYBOT	Sugar Analysis	Sugar Seasonality
16.	CC	Cocoa		NYBOT	Cocoa Analysis	Cocoa Seasonality
34.	OJ	Orange Juice		NYBOT	Orange Juice Analysis

Sector: Interest Rates

Nobal Gasses

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
2.	TY	Ten Year T-Notes		CBOT	10 Yr. Notes Overview
10.	FV	Five Year T-Notes		CBOT	5 Yr. Notes Overview
18.	TU	Two Year T-Notes		CBOT
36.	US	30 Year T-Bonds		CBOT	30 Yr. Bonds Overview
54.	FF	Fed Funds		CBOT
86.	MB	Muni Bond Index		CBOT	Muni Bond Overview

Sector: Indices

Alkali Metals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
3.	SP	S&P 500 Index		CME	S&P 500 Overview
11.	NQ	Nasdaq 100		CME	Nasdaq Overview
19.	DJ	Dow Jones		CBOT	Dow Jones Overview
37.	RL, RT	Russell 2000		CME	Russell Overview
55.	GI	Goldman Sachs Index		CME
87.	CR	CRB Index		NYBOT

Sector: Energies

Alkali Earth Metals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
4.	CL	Crude Oil		NYMEX	Crude Oil Overview	Crude Oil Seasonality
12.	HO	Heating Oil		NYMEX	Heating Oil Overview	Heating Oil Seasonality
20.	HU	Unleaded Gas		NYMEX	Unleaded Gas Overview	Unleaded Seasonality
38.	NG	Natural Gas		NYMEX	Natural Gas Overview	Natural Gas Seasonality
56.	SC, LBC	Brent Crude		IPE
88.	PN	Propane		NYMEX

Sector: Grains

Metalloids

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
5.	C	Corn		CBOT	Corn Overview	Corn Seasonality
14.	S	Soybeans		CBOT	Soybean Overview	Soybeans Seasonality
32.	SM	Soybean Meal		CBOT	Soy Meal Overview	Soy Meal Seasonality
33.	BO	Bean Oil		CBOT	Bean Oil Overview	Bean Oil Seasonality
51.	W	Wheat		CBOT	Wheat Overview	Wheat Seasonality
52.	KW	Kansas City Wheat		KCBT	KC Wheat Overview	KC Wheat Seasonality
84.	RR	Rough Rice		CBOT	Rough Rice Overview

Sector: Meats

Halogens

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
9.	LC	Live Cattle		CME	Live Cattle Overview	Live Cattle Seasonality
17.	FC	Feeder Cattle		CME	Feeder Cattle Overview
35.	LH	Lean Hogs		CME	Lean Hogs Overview	Lean Hogs Seasonality
53.	PB	Pork Bellies		CME	Pork Bellies Overview
85.	FB	Fresh Bellies		CME

Sector: Metals

Metals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
13.	AL, MH	Aluminum (London)		LME	Aluminum Overview
31.	MN	Primary Nickel (London)		LME	Nickel Overview
49.	SI	Silver		COMEX	Silver Overview	Silver Seasonality
50.	MZ	Zinc (London)		LME	Zinc Overview
81.	GC	Gold		COMEX	Gold Overview	Gold Seasonality
82.	MP	Standard Lead (London)		LME	Lead Overview
83.	HG	High Grade Copper		COMEX	Copper Overview	Copper Seasonality

Sector: Currencies (Part 1)

Transitional Metals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
21.	JY	Japanese Yen		CME	Yen Overview
22.	SF	Swiss Franc		CME	Swiss Franc Overview
23.	EC	Euro Currency		CME	Euro Overview
24.	BP	British Pound		CME	British Pound Overview
25.	AD	Australian Dollar		CME	Ausi Dollar Overview
26.	CD	Canadian Dollar		CME	Can. Dollar Overview
27.	NE	New Zealand Dollar		CME
39.	DX	Dollar Index		NYBOT	U.S. Dollar Overview
40.	RA	South African Rand		CME
41.	ME, MQ	Mexican Peso		CME
42.	NS	Norwegian Krone		FINEX

Sector: Cross Rates (Part 2)

Transitional Metals

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
43.	RZ	Euro/Swiss		FINEX
44.	RK	Euro/Krona		FINEX
45.	EJ	Euro/Yen		FINEX
72.	UA	Euro/Ausi		FINEX
73.	EP	Euro/Pound		FINEX
74.	SS	Pound/Swiss		FINEX
75.	SY	Pound/Yen		FINEX
76.	YA	Ausi/Yen		FINEX
77.	ZY	Swiss/Yen		FINEX

Sector: Indices (Foreign)

Lanthanides

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
57.	NI	Nikkei 225 Index		SIMEX	Nikkei 225 Overview
58.	SPI	Share Price Index		SFE	SPI Overview
59.	IB	Ibex 35 Index		MEFF
60.	HSI	Hang Seng Index		HKFE	Hang Seng Overview
61.	FDX	German DAX Index		EUREX	DAX Overview
62.	SWI	Swiss Market Index		EUREX
63.	FCE	Paris CAC 40 Index		MATIF

Sector: Interest Rates (Foreign)

Actinides

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
89.	ED	Eurodollar		CME
90.	YT	3 Year Ausi Bonds		SFE
91.	YC	10 Year Ausi Bonds		SFE
92.	GB	Euro-German Bund		EUREX
93.	HF	2 Year Euro Schatz		EUREX
94.	CG	10 Year Can. Gov. Bonds		MFE
95.	JGB	Japanese Gov. Bonds		SIMEX

Sector: Miscellaneous

Transactinides

Periodic #	Contract Symbol(s)	Market	Quotes & News	Exchange	Market Overview	Seasonal Nature
104.	PL	Platinum		NYMEX	Platinum Overview
105.	PA	Palladium		NYMEX	Palladium Overview
106.	LB	Lumber		CME	Lumber Analysis	Lumber Seasonality
107.	DA	Milk		CME
108.	O	Oats		CBOT
109.	RS	Canola		WCE
114.	CO, LCO	Cocoa #7 (London)		LCE
116.	DEX, FX	Euro-Stoxx 50		EUREX
118.	DMB, HR	Euro-German Bobl		EUREX

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