Futures Options Symbols

We have over 12000 Futures Options in our database with daily Data for one month. We purge all data over one month old on a daily basis.

Futures Option symbols are very similar to Futures month symbols. The option symbol is followed by a C (call) or P (put) and the leading digits from the strike price in order to make an 9 character symbol.

 Commodity

 Delivery Year

 Delivery Month

 Call Or Put

 Strike Price

 1-3 Characters

 Last Digit of Year
  Jan = F

 C or P
  Enough characters to make a total of 9 characters
     Feb = G    
     Mar = H    
     Apr = J    
     May = K    
     Jun = M    
     Jul = N    
     Aug = Q    
     Sep = U    
     Oct = V    
     Nov = X    
     Dec = Z    

Example 1: DM4ZC5800 Deutsche Mark, 1994, December Call, 5800 Strike Price.
Example 2: S5HC60000 Soybeans, 1995, March Call, 6000 Strike Price.