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13 WEEK T-BILL TB CME 405 300
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR AD 6A CME 3,375 2,500
BRAZILIAN REAL 6L CME 4,900 3,500
BRITISH POUND BP 6B CME 2,700 2,000
BUTTER DB CME 2,160 1,600
CANADIAN DOLLAR CD 6C CME 2,430 1,800
CATTLE, FEEDER FC GF CME 1,350 1,000
CATTLE, LIVE LC LE CME 1,080 800
COCOA CC ICC NYBOT 3,500 2,500
COFFEE* KC IKC NYBOT 3,360 2,400
COPPER HI-GRADE HG HG COMEX 6,075 4,500
CORN C ZC CBOT 1,485 1,100
COTTON CT ICT NYBOT 2,100 1,500
CRUDE OIL CL CL NYMEX 6,075 4,500
DAX FDAX EUREX 5,000 5,000
DJ EURO STOXX 50 FESX EUREX 2,860.50 E 2,860.50 E
DJ STOXX 50 FEU EUREX 2,250 E 2,250 E
DOLLAR INDEX DX IDX NYBOT 1,596 1,200
DOW INDUSTRIAL INDEX DJ ZD CBOT 13,000 10,400
EURO DOLLAR ED GE CME 1,013 750
EURO FX EC 6E CME 4,050 3,000
EUROYEN (in yen) RY RY CME 8,965 6,641
FED Funds (30 day) FF ZQ CBOT 797 590
FROZEN OJ* OJ IOJ NYBOT 1,680 1,200
GOLD COMEX GC GC COMEX 4,500 3,333
100 oz. GOLD (CBOT) ZG CBOT 5,399 3,999
GOLDMAN INDEX GI CME 12,750 8,500
HEATING OIL* HO HO NYMEX 6,750 5,000
JAPANESE YEN JY 6J CME 4,050 3,000
KC VALUE LINE MV KCBT 1,000 800
LEAN HOGS LH HE CME 1,418 1,050
LIBOR (1 MO) CME EM CME 810 600
LUMBER 110K LB CME 1,650 1,100
MEXICAN PESO ME 6M CME 2,500 2,000
MILK CME DA CME 1,350 1,000
NASDAQ 100 INDEX ND CME 17,500 14,000
NATURAL GAS Tier 1 NE NE NYMEX 6,075 4,500
NEW FTSE 100 ^FTSE LIFE 3,000 3,000
NIKKEI INDEX NK 6,250 5,000
NYSE INDEX (YU) YU NYBOT 12,000 12,000
OATS O ZO CBOT 1,080 800
PALLADIUM PA PA NYMEX 2,363 1,750
PLATINUM PL PL NYMEX 6,075 4,500
PORK BELLIES, FROZEN PB GPFB CME 1,620 1,200
PROPANE PN PN NYMEX 4,388 3,250
RBOB GASOLINE RB RB NYMEX 6,750 5,000
ROUGH RICE RR ZR CBOT 1,350 1,000
RUSSIAN RUBLE RU CME 6,750 4,500
S&P 500 SP NSP CME 35,157 28,125
S&P MID 400 MD CME 46,875 37,500
SILVER SI SI COMEX 5,400 4,000
5,000 oz. SILVER (CBOT) ZI CBOT 8,100 6,000
SOYBEAN MEAL SM ZM CBOT 2,025 1,500
SOYBEAN OIL BO ZL CBOT 1,350 1,000
SOYBEANS S ZS CBOT 3,713 2,750
SUGAR #11 SB ISB NYBOT 2,520 1,800
SWISS FRANC SF 6S CME 3,713 2,750
US 2 YR T-NOTE TU ZU CBOT 1,080 800
US 5 YR T-NOTE FV ZF CBOT 1,350 1,000
US 10 YR T-NOTE TY ZN CBOT 2,430 1,800
US T-BONDS US ZB CBOT 4,320 3,200
WHEAT W ZW CBOT 2,363 1,750
WHEAT KC* KW KCBT 1,875 1,500
WHEAT MN MW MNSE 1,820 1,400
MINI CORN YC XC CBOT 297 220
E-MINI CRUDE OIL* QM GLOBEX 3,038 2,250
E-MINI DOW INDUSTRIAL INDEX $5 YM ECBOT 8,125 6,500
E-MINI EURO FX E7 GLOBEX 2,025 1,500
MINI GOLD YG ECBOT 1,800 1,333
E-MINI JAPANESE YEN J7 GLOBEX 2,025 1,500
MINI WHEAT YW XW CBOT 473 350
MINI SOYBEANS YK XK CBOT 743 550
MINI SILVER YI ECBOT 1,620 1,200
E-MINI S&P 500 ES GLOBEX 7,032 5,625
E-MINI S&P MIDCAP EMD CME 7,500 6,000
E-MINI RUSSELL 1000 TR ICE 3,000 3,000
E-MINI RUSSELL 2000 TF ICE 4,000 4,000
E-MINI NASDAQ 100 NQ GLOBEX 4,375 3,500
NYMEX miNY Gasoline (tier 1)* QU NYMEX 2,750 2,500
NYMEX miNY Heating Oil (tier 1)* QH NYMEX 2,750 2,500
NYMEX miNY Natural Gas (tier 1)* QG NYMEX 1,688 1,250
E-MICRO AUD/USD FUTURES M6A GLOBEX 338 250
E-MICRO USD/CAD FUTURES M6C GLOBEX 265 197
E-MICRO USD/CHF FUTURES (1SF) M6S GLOBEX 389 289
E-MICRO USD/JPY FUTURES (1JY) M6J GLOBEX 162 120
E-MICRO EUR/USD FUTURES (M6E) M6E GLOBEX 405 300
E-MICRO GBP/USD FUTURES (M6B) M6B GLOBEX 270 200

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