Applies to: Futures
Short answer
Below are all the Futures contracts you can trade, with their codes, tick sizes, tick values and total cost per side. At Blue Guardian you can trade from 6:00 PM to 4:10 PM New York time, within each market's own hours.
Market hours
All times are New York time.
Most contracts (equity indices, currencies, metals, energy, interest rates, crypto): Sunday–Friday, 6:00 PM–5:00 PM, with a daily break from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Livestock (GF, HE, LE): Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–2:05 PM.
Grains (ZC, ZS, ZM, ZL, ZW): Sunday–Friday, 8:00 PM–8:45 AM, and Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–2:20 PM.
Equity indices
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
E-mini S&P 500 | ES | 0.25 | $12.50 | $2.88 |
Micro E-mini S&P 500 | MES | 0.25 | $1.25 | $0.80 |
E-mini Nasdaq-100 | NQ | 0.25 | $5.00 | $2.88 |
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 | MNQ | 0.25 | $0.50 | $0.95 |
E-mini Russell 2000 | RTY | 0.10 | $5.00 | $1.90 |
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 | M2K | 0.10 | $0.50 | $0.80 |
E-mini Dow Jones | YM | 1.00 | $5.00 | $1.90 |
Micro E-mini Dow Jones | MYM | 1.00 | $0.50 | $0.62 |
Nikkei/USD | NKD | 5.00 | $25.00 | $2.77 |
Currencies
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
Australian Dollar | 6A | 0.00005 | $5.00 | $2.22 |
British Pound | 6B | 0.0001 | $6.25 | $2.22 |
Canadian Dollar | 6C | 0.00005 | $5.00 | $2.22 |
Euro FX | 6E | 0.00005 | $6.25 | $2.88 |
Japanese Yen | 6J | 0.0000005 | $6.25 | $2.22 |
New Zealand Dollar | 6N | 0.00005 | $5.00 | $2.22 |
Swiss Franc | 6S | 0.00005 | $6.25 | $2.22 |
Micro AUD/USD | M6A | 0.0001 | $1.00 | $0.56 |
Micro EUR/USD | M6E | 0.0001 | $1.25 | $0.80 |
Metals
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
Gold | GC | 0.10 | $10.00 | $2.17 |
E-mini Gold | QO | 0.25 | $12.50 | $1.37 |
Micro Gold | MGC | 0.10 | $1.00 | $1.20 |
Silver | SI | 0.005 | $25.00 | $2.17 |
Copper | HG | 0.0005 | $12.50 | $2.17 |
Platinum | PL | 0.10 | $10.00 | $1.37 |
Energy
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
Crude Oil | CL | 0.01 | $10.00 | $2.12 |
E-mini Crude Oil | QM | 0.025 | $12.50 | $1.82 |
Micro Crude Oil | MCL | 0.01 | $1.00 | $0.82 |
Natural Gas | NG | 0.00025 | $2.50 | $2.12 |
Heating Oil | HO | 0.0001 | $4.20 | $2.12 |
RBOB Gasoline | RB | 0.0001 | $4.20 | $2.12 |
Interest rates
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
US 2-Year Note | ZT | 0.00390625 | $7.8125 | $1.22 |
US 5-Year Note | ZF | 0.0078125 | $7.8125 | $1.27 |
US 10-Year Note | ZN | 0.015625 | $15.625 | $1.37 |
Micro 10-Year Yield | 10Y | 0.001 | $1.00 | $0.92 |
Agriculture
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
Corn | ZC | 0.0025 | $12.50 | $2.67 |
Soybean | ZS | 0.0025 | $12.50 | $2.67 |
Soybean Meal | ZM | 0.10 | $10.00 | $2.67 |
Soybean Oil | ZL | 0.0001 | $6.00 | $2.67 |
Wheat | ZW | 0.0025 | $12.50 | $2.67 |
Feeder Cattle | GF | 0.00025 | $12.50 | $2.65 |
Live Cattle | LE | 0.00025 | $10.00 | $2.65 |
Lean Hog | HE | 0.00025 | $10.00 | $2.65 |
Crypto
Instrument | Code | Tick size | Tick value | Cost per side |
Micro Bitcoin | MBT | 5.00 | $0.50 | $3.12 |
Micro Ether | MET | 0.50 | $0.05 | $0.80 |
Contract month codes
A contract's symbol adds a month code and year. For example, E-mini Nasdaq-100 expiring in December 2026 is NQZ2026.
Jan F | Feb G | Mar H | Apr J | May K | Jun M |
Jul N | Aug Q | Sep U | Oct V | Nov X | Dec Z |