Product Classification

Products are sorted by the following Classification Codes:

F - Futures
O - Options
S - Spreads
I - Cash Instruments
A - Administrative

Position	Name	Length	Valid Values	Description	Product Classification

Position	Name	Length	Valid Values	Description	Product Classification
26	Product Classification Type	(1)	Space = No Further Definition Included I = Index Values	Represents a special type of futures contract	F - Futures
27 - 29	Future Commodity Code	(3)		ITC product code	F - Futures
30	Future Day Code	(1)	1 - 9 = Day 1 – 9 0 = Day 10 A - U = day 11- 31	Future maturity date	F - Futures
31	Future Month Code	(1)	F = January G = February H = March J = April K = May M = June N = July Q = August U = September V = October X = November Z = December Y = Spot Expiration/Index Information	Future maturity month	F - Futures
32 - 33	Future Year Code	(2)	The last two digits of the year	Future maturity year Year code is Blank for Spot Expiration/Index Information.	F - Futures
34	Last Trading Date Day Code	(1)	1 - 9 = Day 1 – 9 0 = Day 10 A - U = day 11- 31 Space = Not Applicable	Future last trading date	F - Futures
35	Last Trading Date Month Code	(1)	F = January G = February H = March J = April K = May M = June N = July Q = August U = September V = October X = November Z = December Y = Spot Expiration/Index Information	Future last trading month	F - Futures
36 - 37	Last Trading Date Year Code	(2)	The last two digits of the year	Future last trading year Year code is Blank for Spot Expiration/Index Information.	F - Futures
26	Product Classification Type	(1)	Space = No Further Definition included	Represents a special type of options contract.	O - Options
27 - 29	Option Instrument Code	(3)		ITC product code	O - Options
30	Option Day Code	(1)	1 - 9 = Day 1 – 9 0 = Day 10 A - U = day 11- 31	Option maturity date	O - Options
31	Option Month Code	(1)	F = January G = February H = March J = April K = May M = June N = July Q = August U = September V = October X = November Z = December Y = Spot Expiration/Index Information	Option maturity month	O - Options
32 - 33	Option Year Code	(2)	The last two digits of the year	Option maturity year	O - Options
34	Put/Call Code	(1)	P = Put C = Call	Identify put or call options	O - Options
35 - 41	Strike Price	(7)		The delineation of the whole number portion of the price(e.g. a price of 123 4/8th cents will be displayed as 0001234).	O - Options
42	Strike Price Sign	(1)	"+" = a positive number (including Zero where appropriate) "-" = negative number	Represent positive or negative strike	O - Options
43	Expiration Indicator	(1)	A = American Style E = European Style	Identifying the style of Expiration for the Option	O - Options
44 - 46	Underlying Future Commodity Code	(3)		Indicate the product complex	O - Options
47	Underlying Future Day Code	(1)	1 - 9 = Day 1 – 9 0 = Day 10 A - U = day 11- 31 Space = Not Applicable	Underlying Future maturity date	O - Options
48	Underlying Future Month Code	(1)	F = January G = February H = March J = April K = May M = June N = July Q = August U = September V = October X = November Z = December Y = Spot Expiration/Index Information	Underlying Future maturity month	O - Options
50	Underlying Future Year Code	(2)	The last two digits of the year	Underlying Future maturity year	O - Options
51	Last Trading Date Day Code	(1)	1 - 9 = Day 1 – 9 0 = Day 10 A - U = day 11- 31 Space = Not Applicable	Option last trading date	O - Options
52	Last Trading Date Month Code	(1)	F = January G = February H = March J = April K = May M = June N = July Q = August U = September V = October X = November Z = December Y = Spot Expiration/Index Information	Option last trading month	O - Options
53 - 54	Last Trading Date Year Code	(2)	The last two digits of the year	Option last trading year	O - Options
55 -56	Strike Price Fractional Indicator	(2)		All fractions are expressed as fractions or in decimals as is customary for the particular commodity.	O - Options
57	Strike Price Indicator	(1)	Space = Normal D = Differential	Identify the manner in which the Strike Prices are coded.	O - Options
26	Product Classification Type	(1)	Space = No Further Definition included	Represents a special type of Combination	S - Spreads
27 - 46	Spread Description	(20)		Used to define the type of spread being traded	S - Spreads
47 - 48	Spread Type	(2)	See Spreads and Combinations Available on CME Globex	Represent the type of spread traded	S - Spreads
49 - 50	Number of Spread Legs	(2)		Number of underlying legs that make up the spread	S - Spreads
26	Product Classification Type	(1)	Space = No Further Definition included I = Index Values	Represents a special type of index values	I - Cash Instruments
27 - 44	Index Description	(18)		An alphanumeric field that is used to identify, in a standard industry-common format, the specific Cash Instrument being traded	I - Cash Instruments
45 - 56	CUSIP #	(12)		The base number of 6 digits (the 6th digit of which may be alpha or numeric), and a 2 character suffix (either numeric, alphabetic, or both) known as the Issue Number. The 9th character is a check digit.	I - Cash Instruments
57 - 61	Yield	(5)		A 5 digit field containing Cash Instrument yield in 99.999 format (decimal is implied). The Yield is calculated from the Dollar Price via the Securities Industry Association (SIA).	I - Cash Instruments
26 - 71	Control Message	(46)		Text messages are provided to update vendors' systems with notification of significant exchange system status changes and to test system integrity.	A - Administrative