CME Group Rolling Futures Indices

An end-of-day index that represents the performance of a continuous rolling investment in an underlying CME Group futures contract.

Benchmark performance

Provides an index level that can be used to benchmark investment performance across various markets.

Product creation

Serves as an underlying for exchange-traded products or mutual funds, facilitating easy replication.

OTC derivative settlement

Can be used as a transparent reference rate for over-the-counter derivative products.

Highly liquid and replicable

Underpinned by highly liquid futures contracts and constructed for smooth, easy replication by market participants.

Understanding the indices

A rolling futures index represents the performance of a continuous rolling investment in an underlying futures contract. The end-of-day index value uses the settlement prices calculated and published by CME Group. The index is designed with a rolling mechanism, which replicates the typical roll in each futures market.

Index offerings

Our CME Group Rolling Futures Indices cover CME Group futures contracts across a wide range of asset classes.

List of CME Group Rolling Futures Indices by asset class

Index name
Product code

CME Group Natural Gas Rolling Futures Index

NGCRF


CME Group Crude Oil Rolling Futures Index

CLCRF


CME Group RBOB Gasoline Rolling Futures Index

RBCRF


CME Group NY Harbor ULSD Rolling Futures Index

HOCRF


Index name
Product code

CME Group Corn Rolling Futures Index

ZCCRF


CME Group Chicago Wheat Rolling Futures Index

ZWCRF


CME Group KC Wheat Rolling Futures Index

KECRF


CME Group Soybean Rolling Futures Index

ZSCRF


CME Group Soybean Oil Rolling Futures Index

ZLCRF


CME Group Soybean Meal Rolling Futures Index

ZMCRF


CME Group Lean Hogs Rolling Futures Index

HECRF


CME Group Live Cattle Rolling Futures Index

LECRF


CME Group Feeder Cattle Rolling Futures Index

GFCRF


Index name
Product code

CME Group Euro FX Rolling Futures Index

6ECRF


CME Group British Pound Rolling Futures Index

6GCRF


CME Group Swiss Franc Rolling Futures Index

6SCRF


CME Group Japanese Yen Rolling Futures Index

6JCRF


CME Group Canadian Dollar Rolling Futures Index

6CCRF


CME Group Mexican Peso Rolling Futures Index

6MCRF


CME Group Australian Dollar Rolling Futures Index

6ACRF


Index name
Product code

CME Group Gold Rolling Futures Index

GCCRF


CME Group Silver Rolling Futures Index

SICRF


CME Group Copper Rolling Futures Index

HGCRF


CME Group Platinum Rolling Futures Index

PLCRF


CME Group Aluminium Rolling Futures Index

ALICRF


Index name
Product code

CME Group 2Y T-Note Rolling Futures Index

ZTCRF


CME Group 5Y T-Note Rolling Futures Index

ZFCRF


CME Group 10Y T-Note Rolling Futures Index

ZNCRF


CME Group U.S. Treasury Bond Rolling Futures Index

ZBCRF


CME Group Ultra 10Y T-Note Rolling Futures Index

TNCRF


CME Group Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Rolling Futures Index

UBCRF


Index name
Product code

CME Group Bitcoin Rolling Futures Index

BTCCRF


CME Group Ether Rolling Futures Index

ETHCRF


Use cases

Our CME Group Rolling Futures Indices offer versatile applications for a wide range of financial professionals.


  • Used to track the performance of a futures position through time.
  • Constructed to ensure a smooth replication by using a unit-based calculation with a rolling period occurring when the volumes traded are at their highest.

  • Use Rolling Futures Indices to build cross-asset indices.
  • Can be used in a systematic strategy due to its fully transparent methodology.
  • Can be derived in multiple ways, including FX-hedged versions, wrapped into volatility control mechanisms, total return versions and leveraged versions.

  • Offers easy replication.
  • No transaction cost or access cost is included in the index, reflecting pure market performance.
  • Regulated benchmarks.

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Step 1: Determine your use case

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Step 2: Complete Information License Agreement (ILA)

If you don’t already have one, you will need to complete an Information License Agreement (ILA) or update your existing agreement to include licenses for this data.

Step 3: Access data

Once licensing is complete, you can begin accessing the data via your chosen connectivity option.

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