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Product Symbol

Sym

String

Symbol for a CME contract, e.g. CLX05. 

Product Code

ID

String

Symbol for CME product, e.g. CL.

Source of the Product Code

Src

String

Identifies the source of the Security ID. If it is not specified, the default of Clearing is used.

H - Clearing House / Clearing Organization

CFI Code

CFI

String

Indicates the type of security using ISO 10962 standard, Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI code) values.

Security Type

SecTyp

String

Indicates type of instrument or security.

• CMDTYSWAP - Commodity Swap

• FRA - Forward Rate Agreement

• FUT - Future

• FWD - Forward

• FXSPOT - FX Spot

• IRS - Interest Rate Swap

• MLEG - Multi Leg (Combo)

• OPT - Option

• SWAPTION - Swaption

Index Or Single Name

SubTyp

String

For spreads, indicates the strategy type.

Strategies/combos are available here.

Contract Period Code

MMY

MonthYear

Specifies the month and year of maturity.

YYYYMM (i.e. 201403)

YYYYMMDD (20140323)

YYYYMMwN (201403w1)

Maturity Date

Matdt

LocalMktDate

Date of maturity.

Next Coupon Date

CpnPmt

LocalMktDate

This is used to indicate the next date on which Coupon Premium is due.

Strike Price

StrkPx

Price

Strike price for an option.

Strike Multiplier

StrkMult

float

Used for derivatives. Multiplier applied to the strike price for the purpose of calculating the settlement value.

Strike Index

StrkNdx

String

Specifies the index used to calculate the strike price.

Strike Index Location

StrkNdxLctn

String

Location of the strike price index.

UnderlyingPriceDeterminationMethod

PxDtrmnMeth

int

Specifies how the underlying price is determined at the point of option exercise. The underlying price may be set to the current settlement price, set to a special reference, set to the optimal value of the underlying during the defined period ("Look-back") or set to the average value of the underlying during the defined period ("Asian option").

• 1 - Regular

• 2 - Special reference

• 3 - Optimal value (Lookback)

• 4 - Average value (Asian option)

Price Multiplier

Mult

float

Price multiplier used to convert the change in price (sell - buy) into P&L per contract.

Unit Of Measure

UOM

String

The unit of measure of the product upon which the contract is based. It is also referred to as the trading unit.

• Alw - Allowances

• BDFT - Board feet

• Bbl - Barrels

• Bcf - Billion cubic feet

• Bu - Bushels

• CBM - Cubic Meters

• CER - Certified Emissions Reduction

• CRT - Climate Reserve Tonnes

• Ccy - Amount of currency

• EnvCrd - Environmental Credit

• EnvOfst - Environmental Offset

• FEU - Forty foot equivalent unit

• GJ - Gigajoules

• GT - Gross Tons 

  Also known as long tons or imperial tons, equal to 2240 lbs

• Gal - Gallons

• IPNT - Index point

• L - Liters

• MMBtu - One Million BTU

• MMbbl - Million Barrels

• MW-M - Megawatt-Month (electrical capacity)

• MWh - Megawatt hours

• PRINC - Principal with relation to debt instrument

• cwt - Hundredweight (US)

• day - Days

• dt - Dry metric tons

• g - Grams

• kL - Kiloliters

• kW-M - Kilowatt-Month (electrical capacity)

• kWh - Kilowatt hours

• kg - Kilograms

• lbs - pounds

• oz_tr - Troy Ounces

• t - Metric Tons (aka Tonne)

• thm - Therms

• tn - Tons (US)

• wt - Wet metric tons

Unit of Measure Currency

UOMCcy

Currency

Indicates the currency of the unit of measure. Conditionally required when UnitOfMeasure = Ccy.

Unit of Measure Quantity

UOMQty

Qty

Contract's defined quantity, used to calculate total traded notional quantity.

Price Unit of Measure

PxUOM

String

The Unit of measure of the quoted Price. For example it is USD for a Eurodollar contract.

• Alw - Allowances

• Bbl - Barrels

• Bcf - Billion cubic feet

• Bu - Bushels

• Gal - Gallons

• MMBtu - One Million BTU

• MMbbl - Million Barrels

• MWh - Megawatt hours

• USD - US Dollars

• lbs - pounds

• oz_tr - Troy Ounces

• t - Metric Tons (aka Tonne)

• tn - Tons (US)

Settlement Method

SettlMeth

char

Settlement method for a contract. Can be used as an alternative to CFI Code value

• C - Cash settlement required

• E - Election at exercise

• P - Physical settlement required

Exercise Style

ExerStyle

int

Type of exercise of a derivatives security

• 0 - European

• 1 - American

• 2 - Bermuda

Put Or Call

PutCall

int

Indicates whether an option contract is a put or call.

• 0 - Put

• 1 - Call

Product Exchange

Exch

Exchange

The exchange where the security is listed.

• CBT - Chicago Board of Trade

• CEE - Stock Exchange Group

• CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

• COMEX - Commodities Exchange, Inc

• DME - Gulf Mercantile Exchange

• FXS - FX Spot

• IFUS - Intercontinental Exchange

• NGXC - Natural Gas Exchange

• NODX - Nodal

• NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange

• NYMSW - CME Swaps - NYMEX

• VMAC - VMAC

• XNAS - Nasdaq

• XXXX - OTC Trades

Price Quote Currency

PxQteCcy

Currency

The currency in which the price is quoted.

Instrument Security Description

desc

String

Long name description of the instrument symbol (product name).

• 112 - TAM Marker Price Symbol
• N - Markit RED entity CLIP
• P - Markit RED pair CLIP

• 13 - First Delivery Date
• 111 - Unadjusted Next Coupon Date
• 112 - Unadjusted Previous Coupon Date
• 113 - Unadjusted Previous Previous Coupon Date
• 121 - Fixing Date

→→ Option Exercise Frequency Period

FreqPeriod

int

Time unit multiplier for the frequency of exercise dates. If present OptionExerciseFrequencyUnit(tbd) must be specified.

→→ OptionExerciseFrequencyUnit

FreqUnit

String

Time unit associated with the frequency of exercise dates. If present OptionExerciseFrequencyPeriod(tbd) must be specified.

• D - Day

• Mo - Month

• Wk - Week

• Yr - Year

StreamGrp (repeating)

Strm