Symbol Guide: CFTC COT Data

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IQFeed provides data from the USDA and the CFTC Commitment of Traders Report as part of the USDA and CFTC Data premium service. The reports available include:

Commitment of Traders - (CoT) Symbology Format

All CoT report data will have symbols that start with a 2 character report type, a commodity root and a field code.
The easiest way to get all of the symbols for CoT is to use the Symbol Lookup on our website. In the "Filter by Exchange" pull down list, choose CFTC. Leave all of the other fields blank or click the "Output Symbols Only" checkbox and you will receive a list of symbols which can easily be cut/paste into your watch list or 3rd party application.

CFTC CoT Symbol decode:
[Report Type]_[Commodity Root]_[Field Code]

Example CoT Symbol:
CC_TY_CL = COMBINED 10 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT COMMERCIAL LONG
CF_TY_CL = FUTURE 10 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT COMMERCIAL LONG
CS_BO_CI = SUPPLEMENTAL SOYBEAN OIL CBOT COMMERCIAL SHORT NO CIT
CF_YM_TL = FUTURE E-MINI DOW JONES $5 CBOT TOTAL LONG
CF_ES_CN = FUTURE E-MINI S&P 500 CME COMMERCIAL NET (DTN Calculated value of Net Long minus Net Short)

CFTC CoT Report Type Codes
Char Desc
CC COMBINED
CF FUTURE
CS SUPPLEMENTAL
CFTC CoT Report Commodity Root Symbols
Char Desc
RTY E-MINI RUSSELL 2000 CME
10Y MICRO 10 YEAR YIELD CBOT
3L MT BELVIEU PHYSICAL ISO BUTANE NYMEX
A1M GULF COAST JET UP-DOWN BALMO NYMEX
A3M MT BELVIEU PHYSICAL NORMAL BUTANE NYMEX
A3N MT BELVIEU PHYSICAL LDH PROPANE NYMEX
AAO CRUDE OIL APO NYMEX
ABV WTI BRENT BULLET OPTION NYMEX
AC ETHANOL CBOT
AC0 MONT BELVIEU ETHANE NYMEX
AD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CME
AE BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEX CBOT
AEP ALUMINUM EUROPEAN PREM DUTY UNPAID COMEX
ASN MINI MSCI EM ASIA NTR INDEX ICEFU
ASR ADJUSTED INTEREST RATE S&P 500 TOTAL RET CME
AUP ALUMINUM MW US TRANSACTION PREM COMEX
B7A CRUDE OIL - CSO 1 MONTH NYMEX
BO SOYBEAN OIL CBOT
BP BRITISH POUND CME
BR BRAZILIAN REAL CME
BSB 3-MONTH BLOOMBERG SHORT-TERM BANK YIELD CME
BTC BITCOIN FUTURES CME
BUS US MIDWEST #1 BUSHELING FERROUS SCRAP COMEX
BWF BLACK SEA WHEAT FINANCIALLY SETTLED CBOT
C CORN CBOT
C CORN CBOT
CB BUTTER - CASH SETTLED CME
CC COCOA ICEFU
CD CANADIAN DOLLAR CME
CL CRUDE OIL NYMEX
CNH USD/OFFSHORE RMB CME
CPO USD MALAYSIAN CRUDE PALM OIL CME
CRB GULF COAST CBOB GAS A2 VS RBOB SPREAD NYMEX
CSC CHEESE - CASH SETTLED CME
CT COTTON #2 ICEFU
CZC CORN CSO CONSECUTIVE CBOT
DA MILK CLASS III CME
DK MILK CLASS IV CME
DT DRY WHEY CME
DX US DOLLAR INDEX ICEFU
EB ICE BRENT CRUDE ICEEC
EC EURO FX CME
ED EURODOLLAR CME
EDP ALUMINUM EURO PREM DUTY-PAID COMEX
EMD E-MINI S&P MIDCAP 400 CME
ES E-MINI S&P 500 CME
ETH ETHER FUTURES CME
F1 5 YEAR USD INTEREST RATE SWAP CBOT
FC FEEDER CATTLE CME
FF 30 DAY FED FUND CBOT
FV 5 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT
G10 HENRY HUB NAT GAS FINANCIAL CSO 4 MO NYMEX
GAS ICE GASOIL ICEEC
GC GOLD COMEX
GCM GULF COAST UNL87 GASOLINE M2 (PLATTS) NYMEX
GCU GC #6 FUEL OIL 3% VS EURO 3.5% FUEL OIL NYMEX
GEO CBL GLOBAL EMISSIONS OFFSET NYMEX
HG COPPER COMEX
HO NEW YORK HARBOR ULSD NYMEX
HRC DOMESTIC HOT-ROLLED COIL STEEL COMEX
HTT WTI HOUSTON VS WTI TRADE MONTH NYMEX
JY JAPANESE YEN CME
KC COFFEE ICEFU
KC1 COFFEE CSO ONE MONTH ICEFU
KW HARD RED WINTER WHEAT KCBT
KW HARD RED WINTER WHEAT KCBT
LB RANDOM LENGTH LUMBER CME
LBR LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
LC LIVE CATTLE CME
LD1 NATURAL GAS HENRY LD1 FIXED ICEFU
LH LEAN HOGS CME
LIT 2 YEAR ERIS SWAP CBOT
LIW 5 YEAR ERIS SWAP CBOT
LRC ICE ROBUSTA COFFEE ICEEA
M2K MICRO E-MINI RUSSELL 2000 CME
MAE MINI ARGUS PROPANE FAR EAST NYMEX
MBT MICRO BITCOIN FUTURES CME
MES MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 CME
MET MICRO ETHER FUTURES CME
MFB GC #6 FUEL OIL 3% SULFUR NYMEX
MFS MINI MSCI EAFE INDEX ICEFU
MGC E-MICRO GOLD COMEX
MJN MINI JAPAN C&F NAPHTHA NYMEX
MME MINI MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ICEFU
MNB MONT BELVIEU NORMAL BUTANE NYMEX
MNC MINI EUROPEAN NAPHTHA CIF NWE NYMEX
MNQ MICRO E-MINI NASDAQ 100 CME
MP MEXICAN PESO CME
MTF COAL (API 2) CIF ARA NYMEX
MW HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MGE
MW HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MGE
MYM MICRO E-MINI DOW JONES $5 CBOT
N1 10 YEAR USD INTEREST RATE SWAP CBOT
NE NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR CME
NF NONFAT DRY MILK CME
NG NATURAL GAS NYMEX
NGO CBL NATURE-BASED GLOBAL EMISSIONS OFFSET NYMEX
NIY NIKKEI 225 YEN INDEX CME
NKD NIKKEI 225 DOLLAR INDEX CME
NN HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS FINCL NYMEX
NQ E-MINI NASDAQ 100 CME
NQC E-MINI NASDAQ 100 CONSOLIDATED CME
O OATS CBOT
O OATS CBOT
OJ ORANGE JUICE - A ICEFU
PA PALLADIUM NYMEX
PEN NATURAL GAS PENULTIMATE ICE ICEFU
PL PLATINUM NYMEX
Q3P MT BELVIEU PHYSICAL NON LDH PROPANE NYMEX
Q7E ARGUS PROPANE FAR EAST INDEX NYMEX
Q7Q MONT BELVIEU NATURAL GASOLINE NYMEX
Q8K CONWAY PROPANE (OPIS) NYMEX
Q9N ARGUS PROPANE (SAUDI ARAMCO) NYMEX
QB0 MONT BELVIEU LDH PROPANE NYMEX
QBK WTI BRENT CALENDAR NYMEX
QBZ BRENT CRUDE OIL LAST DAY NYMEX
QC ICE LONDON COCOA ICEEA
QCS WTI FINANCIAL FUTURES NYMEX
QCU CHICAGO ETHANOL NYMEX
QEN EURO NAPHTHA CRACK NYMEX
QFO 3.5% FUEL OIL BARGES FOB RDAM CRCK SPRD NYMEX
QHH HENRY HUB FINANCIAL LAST DAY NYMEX
QHP HENRY HUB FINANCIAL NYMEX
QK ICE UK FEED WHEAT ICEEA
QLN NATURAL GAS (EUROPEAN) NYMEX
QLT UP DOWN GC ULSD VS NYMEX HO SPREAD NYMEX
QME GC JET VS HEATING OIL SPREAD NYMEX
QNP HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS PENULTIMATE NYMEX
QSE SINGAPORE 380CST FUEL OIL NYMEX
QW ICE WHITE SUGAR ICEEA
QZ1 ETHANOL (PLATTS) T2 FOB RDAM INCL DUTY NYMEX
RB RBOB GASOLINE NYMEX
RLX RBOB CALENDAR NYMEX
RP EURO FX/BRITISH POUND CME
RR ROUGH RICE CBOT
RS CANOLA ICEFC
RSV E-MINI RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX CME
RTY E-MINI RUSSELL 2000 CME
RU RUSSIAN RUBLE CME
RX DJ US REAL ESTATE INDEX CBOT
RY EURO FX/JAPANESE YEN CME
S SOYBEANS CBOT
S SOYBEANS CBOT
S5M MINI SINGAPORE FOB MARINE FUEL 0.5% NYMEX
S5O MICRO SINGAPORE FOB MARINE FUEL 0.5% NYMEX
SB SUGAR #11 WORLD ICEFU
SDA S&P 500 ANNUAL DIVIDEND INDEX CME
SF SWISS FRANC CME
SI SILVER COMEX
SM SOYBEAN MEAL CBOT
SP S&P 500 CME
SPC S&P 500 INDEX CONSOLIDATED CME
SR1 ONE-MONTH SOFR CME
SR3 THREE-MONTH SOFR CME
TN ULTRA 10 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT
TRI S&P 500 TOTAL RETURN INDEX CME
TTG DUTCH TTF NATURAL GAS FINANCIAL CAL MO NYMEX
TU 2 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT
TY 10 YR US TREASURY NOTE CBOT
UB ULTRA US TREASURY BOND CBOT
UFN UREA FOB US GULF COAST SWAP CBOT
US US TREASURY BOND CBOT
VX CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX CFE
W WHEAT CBOT
W WHEAT CBOT
WAY WTI CRUDE OIL CSO 1 MO NYMEX
WBS WTI CRUDE ICEEC
WCW WESTERN CANADIAN SELECT OIL INDEX NYMEX
WTL WTI MIDLAND (ARGUS) VS WTI TRADE MONTH NYMEX
XAB E-MINI S&P 500 MATERIALS SECTOR CME
XAE E-MINI S&P 500 ENERGY SECTOR CME
XAF E-MINI S&P 500 FINANCIAL SECTOR CME
XAI E-MINI S&P 500 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CME
XAK E-MINI S&P 500 TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CME
XAP E-MINI S&P 500 CONSUMER STAPLES CME
XAU E-MINI S&P 500 UTILITIES SECTOR CME
XAV E-MINI S&P 500 HEALTH CARE SECTOR CME
XBT CBOE BITCOIN FUTURES CFE
XK MINI SOYBEAN CBOT
YM E-MINI DOW JONES $5 CBOT
YMC E-MINI DOW JONES $10 CONSOLIDATED CBOT
ZAR USD/SOUTH AFRICAN RAND CME
CFTC CoT Report Field Codes
Char Desc
AD SPREAD ASSET
AL LONG ASSET
AN NET ASSET
AS SHORT ASSET
CI CIT NO SHORT COMMERCIAL
CL LONG COMMERCIAL
CN NET COMMERCIAL
CO CIT NO LONG COMMERCIAL
CS SHORT COMMERCIAL
DD SPREAD DEALER
DL LONG DEALER
DN NET DEALER
DS SHORT DEALER
IL LONG CIT
IN NET CIT
IS SHORT CIT
LD SPREAD LEVERAGED
LL LONG LEVERAGED
LN NET LEVERAGED
LS SHORT LEVERAGED
MD SPREAD MONEY
ML LONG MONEY
MN NET MONEY
MS SHORT MONEY
ND SPREAD NONCOMMERCIAL
NI CIT NO SHRT NONCOMMERCIAL
NL LONG NONCOMMERCIAL
NN NET NONCOMMERCIAL
NO CIT NO LONG NONCOMMERCIAL
NP CIT NO NET NONCOMMERCIAL
NS SHORT NONCOMMERCIAL
OD SPREAD OTHER
OI OPEN_INTEREST
OL LONG OTHER
ON NET OTHER
OS SHORT OTHER
PL LONG PRODUCT
PN NET PRODUCT
PS SHORT PRODUCT
RL LONG NONREPORT
RN NET NONREPORT
RS SHORT NONREPORT
SD SPREAD SWAP
SL LONG SWAP
SN NET SWAP
SS SHORT SWAP
TA LONG CIT TRADERS
TD SHORT CIT TRADERS
TH CIT NO SHORT TOTL TRADERS
TI SHORT NONCOMM TRADERS
TL LONG TOTAL
TN NET TOTAL
TO LONG NONCOMM TRADERS
TP NET NONCOMM TRADERS
TR CIT NO LONG TOTL TRADERS
TS SHORT TOTAL
TT TOTAL TRADERS