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Updated: 2010-03-11 for the markets on Friday, March 12th 2010.

Currencies
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Grains
Indices
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Currencies

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CME	African Rand	RA	500,000 ZAR	H,M,U,Z	0.000010	$ 5.000
CME	Australian Dollar	AD	100,000 AUD	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 10.000
CME	Brazilian Real	BR	100,000 BRL	H,M,U,Z	0.00001	$ 1.000
CME	British Pound	BP	62,500 GBP	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 6.250
CME	Canadian Dollar	CD	100,000 CAD	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 10.000
CME	E-mini Euro Fx	E7	62,500 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 6.250
CME	E-mini J-yen	J7	6,250,000 JPY	H,M,U,Z	0.0000010	$ 6.250
CME	Euro	EC	125,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 12.500
CME	Euro FX/BP	RP	125,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.00005	£ 6.250
CME	Euro FX/JY	RY	125,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.01	¥ 1,250.000
CME	Euro FX/SF	RF	125,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.0001	CHF 12.500
CME	Japanese Yen	JY	12,500,000 JPY	H,M,U,Z	0.0000010	$ 12.500
CME	Mexican Peso	MP	500,000 MXN	H,M,U,Z	0.000025	$ 12.500
CME	New Zealand	NE	100,000 NZD	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 10.000
CME	Swiss Franc	SF	125,000 CHF	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	$ 12.500
NYBOT	Euro/British Pound	GB	100,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	£ 10.000
NYBOT	Euro/Japanese Yen	EJ	100,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.010	¥ 1,000.000
NYBOT	Euro/Swiss Franc	RZ	100,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0.00010	CHF 10.000
NYBOT	US Dollar Index	DX	1,000 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.005	$ 5.000

Energies

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CBOT	Ethanol	AC	29,000 GAL	all months	0.001	$ 29.000
NYMEX	Brent Crude Oil Miny	QB	500 BAR	all months	0.01	$ 2.500
NYMEX	Coal	QL	1,550 TON	all months	0.01	$ 15.500
NYMEX	E-mini Light Sweet Crude	QM	500 BAR	all months	0.005	$ 2.500
NYMEX	E-mini Natural Gas	QG	2,500 MMBtu	all months	0.005	$ 12.500
NYMEX	Heating Oil	HO	42,000 GAL	all months	0.01	$ 4.200
NYMEX	Heating Oil, MiNY	QH	21,000 GAL	all months	0.0050	$ 105.000
NYMEX	Light, Sweet Crude Oil	CL	1,000 BAR	all months	0.01	$ 10.000
NYMEX	NY Harbor Gasoline	HU	42,000 GAL	all months	0.01	$ 4.200
NYMEX	NY Harbor RBOB Gasoline	RB	42,000 GAL	all months	0.0001	$ 4.200
NYMEX	Natural Gas	NG	10,000 MMBtu	all months	0.001	$ 10.000
NYMEX	PJM Electricity	JM	40 Mwh	all months	0.05	$ 46.000
NYMEX	Propane	PN	42,000 GAL	all months	0.00	$ .042
NYMEX	Unleaded Gasoline MiNY	QU	21,000 GAL	all months	0.0050	$ 105.000

Financial

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CBOT	10-Yr Interest Rate Swap	NI	100,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'00.5	$ 15.625
CBOT	10y Treasury Note	TY	100,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'00.5	$ 15.625
CBOT	2 Yr Treasury Note	TU	200,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'00.2	$ 15.625
CBOT	30 Day Fed Fund	FF	5,000,000 USD	all months	0.0050	$ 20.835
CBOT	30 Yr U.S. Treasury Bond	US	100,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'01.0	$ 31.250
CBOT	5 Yr Treasury Note	FV	100,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'00.5	$ 15.625
CBOT	5-Yr Interest Rate Swap	BNG	100,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0'00.4	$ 15.620
CBOT	mini-sized Eurodollar	YE	500,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0.0050	$ 6.250
CME	1-Month LIBOR Rate	EM	3,000,000 USD	all months	0.0025	$ 6.250
CME	Eurodollar	ED	1,000,000 USD	H,M,U,Z	0.0025	$ 6.250
CME	Euroyen	EY	100,000,000 JPY	H,M,U,Z	0.0050	¥ 1,250.000

Int'l. Financial

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CDC	Canadian Bankers Acceptance	BAX	1,000,000 CAD	H,M,U,Z	0.010	C$ 25.000
CDC	Canadian Govt. Bonds	CGB	100,000 CAD	H,M,U,Z	0.010	C$ 10.000
LIFFE	10 Yr. Swapnote	P	100,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0	€ 10.000
LIFFE	5 Yr. Swapnote	LO	100,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0	€ 10.000
LIFFE	Euribor	I	1,000,000 EUR	H,M,U,Z	0	€ 12.500
LIFFE	Euroswiss	LS	1,000,000 CHF	H,M,U,Z	0	CHF 25.000
LIFFE	Long Gilt	R	100,000 GBP	H,M,U,Z	0	£ 10.000
LIFFE	Short Sterling	L	500,000 GBP	H,M,U,Z	0	£ 12.500
SFE	3 Yr. Commonwealth T-Bonds	YT	100,000 AUD	H,M,U,Z	0.010	AUD .000
SMX	Euroyen	SEY	100,000,000 JPY	H,M,U,Z	0.005	¥ 1,250.000

Forex

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
FOREX	AUD/USD	AUDUSD	100,000 AUD	Y	0.0001	$ 10.000
FOREX	EUR/GBP	EURGBP	100,000 EUR	Y	0.00005	£ 5.000
FOREX	EUR/JPY	EURJPY	100,000 EUR	Y	0.0001	¥ 10.000
FOREX	EUR/USD	EURUSD	100,000 EUR	Y	0.0001	$ 10.000
FOREX	GBP/USD	GBPUSD	100,000 GBP	Y	0.0001	$ 10.000
FOREX	USD/CAD	USDCAD	100,000 USD	Y	0.0001	C$ 10.000
FOREX	USD/JPY	USDJPY	100,000 USD	Y	0.01	¥ 1,000.000
FOREX	USDCHF	USDCHF	100,000 USD	Y	0.0001	CHF 10.000

Grains

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CBOT	Corn	C	5,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'2	$ 12.500
CBOT	Oats	O	5,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'2	$ 12.500
CBOT	Rough Rice	RR	2,000 CWT	F,H,K,N,U,X	0.005	$ 10.000
CBOT	S.A. Soybeans	BS	5,000 BUS	F,H,K,N,Q,U,X	0'2	$ 12.500
CBOT	Soybean Meal	SM	100 TON	F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z	0.1	$ 10.000
CBOT	Soybean Oil	BO	60,000 LBS	F,H,K,N,Q,U,V,Z	0.01	$ 6.000
CBOT	Soybeans	S	5,000 BUS	F,H,K,N,Q,U,X	0'2	$ 12.500
CBOT	Wheat	W	5,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'2	$ 12.500
CBOT	mini-sized Corn	YC	1,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'1	$ 1.250
CBOT	mini-sized Soybeans	YK	1,000 BUS	F,H,K,N,Q,U,X	0'1	$ 1.250
CBOT	mini-sized Wheat	YW	1,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'1	$ 1.250
KCBOT	KC Wheat	KW	5,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'2	$ 12.500
MGE	Wheat, HD Red Sp	MW	5,000 BUS	H,K,N,U,Z	0'2	$ 12.500
WCE	Canola	RS	20 TON	F,H,K,N,X	0.100	C$ 2.000
WCE	Feed Wheat	WW	20 TON	H,K,N,V,Z	0.100	C$ 2.000
WCE	Western Barley	AB	20 TON	H,K,N,V,Z	0.100	C$ 2.000

Indices

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CBOT	Dow Jones	DJ	10 x IND	H,M,U,Z	1.00	$ 10.000
CBOT	Mini Dow Jones Index	YM	5 x IND	H,M,U,Z	1.00	$ 5.000
CFX	Volatility Index (VIX)	VX	100 x IND	K,M,Q,X	0.1000	$ 10.000
CME	E-mini MidCap	ME	100 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.10	$ 10.000
CME	E-mini Nasdaq 100	NQ	20 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.50	$ 10.000
CME	E-mini Russell	ER	100 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.10	$ 10.000
CME	E-mini S&P 500	ES	50 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.25	$ 12.500
CME	E-mini S&P SmallCap 600	SMC	100 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.01	$ 1.000
CME	GSCI	GI	250 x IND	all months	0.050	$ 12.500
CME	Nasdaq 100	ND	100 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.50	$ 50.000
CME	Nikkei 225	CNK	5 x IND	H,M,U,Z	5.00	$ 25.000
CME	Nikkei 225 Yen	NIY	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	5.00	¥ 2,500.000
CME	Russell 2000	RL	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.05	$ 25.000
CME	S&P 500	SP	250 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.10	$ 25.000
CME	S&P MidCap 400	MD	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.05	$ 25.000
HKEX	Hang Seng Index	HSI	50 x IND	all months	1	HKD 50.000
ICE-US	Russell 2000	TO	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.05	$ 25.000
ICE-US	Russell 2000 Mini	TF	100 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.10	$ 10.000
NYBOT	Continuous Comm. (CCI)	CI	500 x IND	F,G,J,M,Q,X	0.05	$ 25.000
NYBOT	RJ/CRB	CR	200 x IND	F,G,J,M,Q,X	0.05	$ 25.000
NYBOT	Russell 1000	R1	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	0.05	$ 25.000
SMX	Nikkei 225	NK	500 x IND	H,M,U,Z	5.00	¥ 2,500.000

Livestock

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CME	Feeder Cattle	FC	50,000 LBS	F,H,J,K,Q,U,V,X	0.025	$ 12.500
CME	Lean Hog	LH	40,000 LBS	G,J,M,N,Q,V,Z	0.025	$ 10.000
CME	Live Cattle	LC	40,000 LBS	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	0.025	$ 10.000
CME	Milk Class III	DA	200,000 LBS	all months	0.01	$ 20.000
CME	Pork Belly	PB	40,000 LBS	G,H,K,N,Q	0.025	$ 10.000

Metals

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CBOT	5000oz Silver	ZI	5,000 OZS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.100	$ 5.000
CBOT	Gold, 100oz	ZG	100 OZS	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	0.100	$ 10.000
CBOT	mini-sized Gold	YG	33 OZS	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	0.100	$ 3.320
CBOT	mini-sized Silver	YI	1,000 OZS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.100	$ 1.000
COMEX	Aluminum	AL	44,000 LBS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.05	$ 22.000
COMEX	Copper, Hi Grade	HG	25,000 LBS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.05	$ 12.500
COMEX	Gold	GC	100 OZS	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	0.10	$ 10.000
COMEX	MiNY Copper	QC	12,500 LBS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.0020	$ 25.000
COMEX	MiNY Gold	QO	50 OZS	G,J,M,Q,V,Z	0.10	$ 5.000
COMEX	MiNY London Pri AL	LA		all months		$
COMEX	MiNY London Shg ZN	LZ		all months		$
COMEX	MiNY Silver	QI		H,K,N,U,Z		$
COMEX	Silver	SI	5,000 OZS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.10	$ 5.000
NYMEX	Palladium	PA	100 OZS	H,M,U,Z	0.05	$ 5.000
NYMEX	Palladium MiNY	LQ		H,M,U,Z		$
NYMEX	Platinum	PL	50 OZS	F,J,N,V	0.10	$ 5.000
NYMEX	Platinum MiNY	PQ		F,J,N,V		$

Softs

Updated: 2010-03-11

Exchange	Contract Name	Code	Contract Size	Months Traded	Min. Fluctuation	Value of Min. Fluctuation
CME	Lumber 110	LB	110,000 bd. ft.	F,H,K,N,U,X	0.100	$ 11.000
ICE-US	Robusta Coffee	RC	37,500 LBS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.05	$ 18.750
LIFFE	Cocoa	LCO	10 TONNES	H,K,N,U,Z	1	£ 10.000
LIFFE	Robusta Coffee	D	5 TONNES	F,H,K,N,U,X	1	$ 5.000
LIFFE	White Sugar	LSB	50 TONNES	H,K,Q,V,Z	0.01	$ .500
NYBOT	Cocoa	CC	10 TON	H,K,N,U,Z	1	$ 10.000
NYBOT	Coffee "C"	KC	37,500 LBS	H,K,N,U,Z	0.05	$ 18.750
NYBOT	Cotton	CT	50,000 LBS	H,K,N,V,Z	0.01	$ 5.000
NYBOT	FL Orange Juice	JO	15,000 LBS	F,H,K,N,U,X	0.05	$ 7.500
NYBOT	Sugar #11 World	SB	112,000 LBS	H,K,N,V	0.01	$ 11.200
NYBOT	Sugar #14 Dmstc	SE	112,000 LBS	H,K,Q,V,Z	0.01	$ 11.200

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