> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.askfutures.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supported symbols

> Every supported CME Group futures market, grouped by asset class, with full-size roots and their micros.

AskFutures covers roughly **74 CME Group futures markets** — across CME, CBOT,
NYMEX, and COMEX — plus a few international index and rates contracts that trade
in the same ecosystem. You can name any of these roots directly in chat ("trade
`MES`", "go long `CL`") and AskFutures knows the contract.

<Tip>
  Not sure which to use? Just describe the market in words — *"the Micro S\&P"*,
  *"crude oil"*, *"gold"* — and AskFutures will pick the right symbol. You can
  also ask for any symbol's [contract specs](/reference/contract-specs) at any
  time.
</Tip>

Each table lists the **full-size root** and, where one exists, its **micro**
(smaller-sized version of the same contract — same market, less dollars per
point). Micros are the friendliest place to start: same idea, smaller stakes.

## Equity indices

The most-traded markets on AskFutures. The micros (`MES`, `MNQ`, `MYM`, `M2K`)
are about 1/10th the size of their full-size parents.

| Root  | Micro | Market                      |
| ----- | ----- | --------------------------- |
| `ES`  | `MES` | E-mini S\&P 500             |
| `NQ`  | `MNQ` | E-mini Nasdaq-100           |
| `YM`  | `MYM` | E-mini Dow                  |
| `RTY` | `M2K` | E-mini / Micro Russell 2000 |
| `EMD` | —     | E-mini MidCap 400           |

## Energy

| Root | Micro | Market                       |
| ---- | ----- | ---------------------------- |
| `CL` | `MCL` | WTI Crude Oil                |
| `NG` | `MNG` | Natural Gas                  |
| `BZ` | —     | Brent Crude (financial)      |
| `HO` | —     | NY Harbor ULSD (Heating Oil) |
| `RB` | —     | RBOB Gasoline                |

## Metals

| Root | Micro | Market    |
| ---- | ----- | --------- |
| `GC` | `MGC` | Gold      |
| `SI` | `SIL` | Silver    |
| `HG` | `MHG` | Copper    |
| `PL` | —     | Platinum  |
| `PA` | —     | Palladium |

## Grains & oilseeds

Grain and oilseed contracts are quoted in **cents per bushel** (or cents per
pound / per short ton) — a pricing convention worth knowing when you read a
[stop in price terms](/reference/contract-specs). Each has a Micro version.

| Root | Micro | Market       |
| ---- | ----- | ------------ |
| `ZC` | `MZC` | Corn         |
| `ZW` | `MZW` | Wheat        |
| `ZS` | —     | Soybeans     |
| `ZL` | `MZL` | Soybean Oil  |
| `ZM` | `MZM` | Soybean Meal |

## Interest rates

The U.S. Treasury complex plus a few European government-bond contracts.

| Root   | Market                |
| ------ | --------------------- |
| `ZT`   | 2-Year T-Notes        |
| `ZF`   | 5-Year T-Notes        |
| `ZN`   | 10-Year T-Notes       |
| `TN`   | Ultra 10-Year T-Notes |
| `ZB`   | 30-Year T-Bonds       |
| `UB`   | Ultra T-Bond          |
| `BOBL` | Euro BOBL (5-yr)      |
| `BUND` | Euro Bund (10-yr)     |
| `GILT` | Long Gilt             |

## FX (currencies)

Full-size currency futures plus E-Micro versions for the majors.

| Root | Micro | Market             |
| ---- | ----- | ------------------ |
| `6E` | `M6E` | Euro FX            |
| `6B` | `M6B` | British Pound      |
| `6A` | `M6A` | Australian Dollar  |
| `6C` | `MCD` | Canadian Dollar    |
| `6J` | `MJY` | Japanese Yen       |
| `6S` | `MSF` | Swiss Franc        |
| `6N` | —     | New Zealand Dollar |
| `6M` | —     | Mexican Peso       |

## Crypto

| Root  | Micro | Market    |
| ----- | ----- | --------- |
| `BTC` | `MBT` | Bitcoin   |
| `ETH` | `MET` | Ether     |
| `MXP` | —     | Micro XRP |

## Livestock

| Root | Market      |
| ---- | ----------- |
| `LE` | Live Cattle |
| `HE` | Lean Hogs   |

## Softs

| Root | Market            |
| ---- | ----------------- |
| `CC` | Cocoa             |
| `CT` | Cotton            |
| `KC` | Coffee            |
| `SB` | Sugar (World #11) |

## International indices

| Root   | Micro | Market           |
| ------ | ----- | ---------------- |
| `DAX`  | —     | DAX (Germany)    |
| `FTSE` | —     | FTSE 100 (UK)    |
| `STOX` | —     | Euro STOXX 50    |
| `NKD`  | `MNK` | Nikkei 225 (USD) |
| `NIY`  | —     | Nikkei 225 (Yen) |

## Volatility

| Root | Market                              |
| ---- | ----------------------------------- |
| `VX` | Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures |

## A few things to know

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Full-size vs. micro" icon="up-right-and-down-left-from-center">
    A micro is the same market as its full-size parent — same prices, same
    behavior — just a smaller dollar value per point. If a strategy idea works on
    `ES`, it works on `MES`; the micro simply moves a fraction of the dollars per
    trade. Starting on micros is the lower-stakes way to test an idea.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Continuous contracts" icon="link">
    Futures expire and roll to the next month. AskFutures backtests on
    **back-adjusted continuous contracts** so you get one smooth, multi-year
    price history per market instead of a patchwork of expiring contracts. See
    [contract specs](/reference/contract-specs) for how roll and expiration work.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Data & timeframes" icon="clock">
    Every market comes with **1-minute, 5-minute, and daily** bars (1-hour and
    weekly are derived from these), updated daily from the vendor feed. AskFutures
    defaults to 1-minute bars for day-trading ideas.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Don't see a market?" icon="circle-question">
    AskFutures is **CME Group only** (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX) plus the listed
    international contracts. Single-name stocks, ETFs, options, and spot FX are
    out of scope. If you name a market that isn't supported, AskFutures will tell
    you rather than guess.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Contract specs" icon="file-lines" href="/reference/contract-specs">
    Tick size, point value, margin, sessions, and roll rules — and how to read
    them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="What a strategy is made of" icon="diagram-project" href="/concepts/strategies">
    Markets, entries, exits, filters, and parameters.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a strategy" icon="hammer" href="/guides/build-a-strategy">
    Go from a plain-English idea to a backtest.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Is the backtest real?" icon="shield-check" href="/concepts/is-the-backtest-real">
    Why the same rules and data always give the same numbers.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>