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Grains and Oilseeds (CBOT)

Corn

FUT | OPT

Mini-Sized Corn

FUT

Corn Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Distillers Dried Grain

FUT

Wheat

FUT | OPT

Mini-Sized Wheat

FUT

Wheat Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Soybeans

FUT | OPT

Mini-Sized Soybeans

FUT

Soybean Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Soybean Meal

FUT | OPT

Soybean Meal Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Soybean Oil

FUT | OPT

Soybean Oil Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Soybean Crush

FUT | OPT

Oats

FUT | OPT

Rough Rice

FUT | OPT

Wheat-Corn Intercommodity Spread Options

OPT

Soybean - Corn Price Ratio Option

OPT

Grains and Oilseeds (CME)

Crude Palm Oil

FUT

Livestock (CME)

Live Cattle

FUT | OPT

Live Cattle Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Lean Hogs

FUT | OPT

Lean Hogs Calendar Spread Options

OPT

Feeder Cattle

FUT | OPT

Dairy (CME)

Class III Milk

FUT | OPT

Class IV Milk

FUT | OPT

International Skimmed Milk Powder

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

Cheese Spot Call Blocks

Cheese Spot Call Barrels

Nonfat Dry Milk Spot Call Grade Extra

Nonfat Dry Milk Spot Call Grade A

Forest (CME)

Random Length Lumber

FUT | OPT

Softwood Pulp

FUT | OPT

Commodity Indexes (CME)

DJ-UBS Commodity Index

FUT

S&P-GSCI

FUT | OPT

S&P-GSCI Excess Return Index

FUT

Softs (NYMEX)

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

Energy

Energy Products Homepage

CME ClearPort Product Slate

Block Trades

Trade at Marker Prices

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

CL Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI)

FUT | OPT

WS Crude Oil - Financial

FUT

NBZ Brent 25-Day (Platts)

FUT | OPT

WCE Western Canadian Select (WCS) Crude Oil

FUT

CVF Crude Oil Volatility Index (VIX)

FUT | OPT

QM E-mini Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) - Financial

FUT

BZ Brent Crude Oil Last-day - Financial

FUT | OPT

RE Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO)

FUT

R2 Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) - Financial

FUT

MB Gulf Coast Sour Crude Oil

FUT

A0 Argus Sour Crude Index Financial

FUT

BB Brent Crude Oil Penultimate Financial

FUT | OPT

Ethanol (CBOT)

EH CBOT Ethanol

FUT | OPT

Ethanol (NYMEX)

QEN NYMEX Ethanol

FUT

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

NG Natural Gas (Henry Hub)

FUT | OPT

MNG Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered

FUT

HH Henry Hub Natural Gas Last-Day - Financial

FUT

HP Henry Hub Natural Gas Penultimate - Financial

FUT

QG E-mini Natural Gas (Henry Hub) - Financial

FUT

NP Henry Hub Natural Gas Penultimate Swap - Financial

FUT

NN Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap - Financial

FUT

PPB Pine Prairie Energy Center (PPEC) Physically Delivered Natural Gas BALMO Futures

FUT

PPD Pine Prairie Energy Center (PPEC) Physically Delivered Natural Gas Daily/Weekend Futures

FUT

Pine Prairie Energy Center (PPEC) Physically Delivered Natural Gas Monthly Basis Futures

FUT

PPM Pine Prairie Energy Center (PPEC) Physically Delivered Natural Gas Monthly Futures

FUT

Electricity (NYMEX)

L1 PJM Western Hub Peak Calendar Month Real Time LMP Swap Future

FUT

4SN PJM Western Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar Month Real Time LMP Swap Future

FUT

Z9 PJM AEP Dayton Hub 5MW Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time LMP Swap Futures

FUT

U6 ISO New England Internal Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LMP Swap Futures

FUT

T3 NYISO Zone G 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LBMP Swap Futures

FUT

K3 NYISO Zone A 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LBMP Swap Futures

FUT

H3 Midwest ISO Cinergy Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time Swap Futures

FUT

B3 PJM Northern Illinois Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time LMP Swap Futures

FUT

Refined Products (NYMEX)

HO Heating Oil

FUT | OPT

BH Heating Oil - Financial

FUT

ULS NY ULSD - Financial

FUT

QH E-mini Heating Oil - Financial

FUT

RB RBOB Gasoline

FUT | OPT

RT RBOB Gasoline - Financial

FUT

QU E-mini RBOB Gasoline - Financial

FUT

7F European Gasoil (ICE) - Financial

FUT

LR Gulf Coast Gasoline

FUT

LU Gulf Coast Harbor Ultra Low Sulfer Diesel (ULSD)

FUT

LH New York Harbor Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)

FUT

Coal (NYMEX)

QL Central Appalachian Coal (CAPP)

FUT

Other

UX Uranium

FUT

Equity Index

Equity Index Homepage

Block Trades

US Index Futures and Options (CME)

E-mini S&P 500 (Dollar)

FUT | OPT

E-mini S&P 500 (Euro)

FUT

S&P 500

FUT | OPT

E-mini S&P MidCap 400

FUT | OPT

S&P MidCap 400

FUT | OPT

E-mini S&P SmallCap 600

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

E-mini NASDAQ Composite

FUT

E-mini NASDAQ Biotechnology

FUT

US Index Futures and Options (CBOT)

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

FUT

E-mini Dow ($5)

FUT | OPT

DJIA ($10)

FUT | OPT

BIG Dow DJIA ($25)

FUT

End-of-Month (EOM) Options (CME)

E-mini S&P 500 EOM

OPT

S&P 500 EOM

OPT

Weekly Options (CME)

E-mini S&P 500 Weekly

OPT

S&P 500 Weekly

OPT

E-mini NASDAQ-100 Weekly

OPT

NASDAQ-100 Weekly

OPT

International Index Futures and Options (CME)

E-mini S&P CNX Nifty

FUT

E-micro S&P CNX Nifty

FUT

Nikkei 225 (Dollar)

FUT | OPT

Nikkei 225 (Yen)

FUT

Custom Indexes (CME)

Custom Index Futures

FUT

Select Sector Indexes (CME)

E-mini S&P Select Sector Index

FUT

FX Products Homepage

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Block Trades

G10 Currency Pairs (CME)

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

Dow Jones CME FX$INDEX

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

G10 Currency Pairs (cont.)

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

E-micros (CME)

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FUT

Emerging Market Currency Pairs (CME)

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT

FX VolContracts (CME)

EUR/USD 1-month Realized Volatility futures

FUT

EUR/USD 3-month Realized Volatility futures

FUT

Interest Rates

Interest Rate Products Homepage

STIR (CME)

FUT | OPT

FUT

OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

FUT | OPT

Eurodollar Calendar Spread Options

OPT

STIR (CBOT)

30-Day Federal Funds

FUT | OPT

Cleared OTC

Interest Rate Swaps

Sovereign Yield Spreads (CME)

US-UK 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

US-DE 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

US-FR 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

US-IT 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

US-Nd 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

UK-DE 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

UK-FR 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

UK-IT 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

UK-ND 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

DE-FR 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

DE-IT 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

DE-ND 10-Year Sovys Futures

FUT

U.S. Treasury Futures and Options
(CBOT)

Ultra T-Bond

FUT | OPT

U.S. Treasury Bond

FUT | OPT

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT | OPT

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT | OPT

3-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT | OPT

OTR 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT

OTR 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT

OTR 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

FUT

U.S. Treasury Futures and Options
(CME)

13-week T-bill

FUT

Intercommodity Spreads (CBOT)

Treasury and Swap Spreads

FUT

Swap Futures and Options (CBOT)

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

FUT | OPT

7-Year Interest Rate Swap

FUT | OPT

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

FUT | OPT

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

FUT | OPT

Interest Rate Indexes (CME)

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Futures

FUT

Eurozone HICP Futures

FUT

Interest Rate Indexes (CBOT)

Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index

Metals

Metals Products Homepage

CME ClearPort Product Slate

Block Trades

Precious (COMEX)

GC Gold

FUT | OPT

GVF Gold Volatility Index (VIX)

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

FUT | OPT

FUT

FUT

Precious (NYMEX)

PL Platinum

FUT | OPT

PA Palladium

FUT | OPT

Base (COMEX)

HG Copper

FUT | OPT

QC E-mini Copper

FUT

Ferrous (NYMEX)

HR US Steel Coil

FUT

Other

UX Uranium

FUT

OTC

Cleared OTC Homepage

Cleared OTC Products and Services

CME Clearport Product Slate

Real Estate

Real Estate Products Homepage

Block Trades

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (CME)

FUT

Weather

Weather Products Homepage

Block Trades

Temperature (CME)

U.S. Cooling Monthly

FUT | OPT

U.S. Cooling Seasonal

FUT | OPT

U.S. Heating Monthly

FUT | OPT

U.S. Heating Seasonal

FUT | OPT

U.S. Weekly Weather

FUT | OPT

Canada CAT Monthly

FUT | OPT

Canada CAT Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Canada Cooling Monthly

FUT | OPT

Canada Cooling Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Canada Heating Monthly

FUT | OPT

Canada Heating Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Europe CAT Monthly

FUT | OPT

Europe CAT Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Europe Heating Monthly

FUT | OPT

Europe Heating Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Asia-Pacific Monthly

FUT | OPT

Asia-Pacific Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Australia Cooling Monthly

FUT | OPT

Australia Cooling Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Australia Heating Monthly

FUT | OPT

Australia Heating Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Hurricanes (CME)

Hurricane

FUT | OPT

Hurricane Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Hurricane Seasonal Maximum

FUT | OPT

Frost (CME)

Frost Monthly

FUT | OPT

Frost Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Snowfall (CME)

Snowfall Monthly

FUT | OPT

Snowfall Seasonal

FUT | OPT

Rainfall (CME)

Rainfall Monthly

FUT | OPT

Rainfall Seasonal

FUT | OPT

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