Trading and market data symbol guide

Rolling 3-month (3M)

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	LMAHDS03 Comdty
Aluminium Alloy	LMAADS03 Comdty
Copper	LMCADS03 Comdty
Lead	LMPBDS03 Comdty
NASAAC	LMNADS03 Comdty
Nickel	LMNIDS03 Comdty
Tin	LMSNDS03 Comdty
Zinc	LMZSDS03 Comdty

3rd Wednesday (3W)

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	LA <MC><YY>Comdty
Aluminium Alloy	LY<MC><YY> Comdty
Copper	LP<MC><YY> Comdty
Lead	LL<MC><YY> Comdty
NASAAC	LK<MC><YY> Comdty
Nickel	LN<MC><YY> Comdty
Tin	LT<MC><YY> Comdty
Zinc	LX<MC><YY> Comdty

<MC> is a single character code representing the prompt month.

Month	MC
January	F
February	G
March	H
April	J
May	K
June	M
July	N
August	Q
September	U
October	V
November	X
December	Z

<YY> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year.

For example, the 3rd Wednesday Bloomberg ticker for Aluminium July 2024 is ‘LAN24 Comdty’

Rolling 3-month (3M) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	LMAHDS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
Aluminium Alloy	LMAADS 03<MC><YY> Comdty
Copper	LMCADS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
Lead	LMPBDS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
NASAAC	LMNADS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
Nickel	LMNIDS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
Tin	LMSNDS 03<MC><YY>Comdty
Zinc	LMZSDS 03<MC><YY> Comdty

<MC> is a single character code representing the prompt month, please refer to the table in pt.2 above

<YY> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year

For example, the Bloomberg ticker for Copper 3M-Apr25 spread is ‘LMCADS 03J25 Comdty’

3rd Wednesday (3W) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	LMAHDS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Aluminium Alloy	LMAADS  <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Copper	LMCADS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Lead	LMPBDS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
NASAAC	LMNADS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Nickel	LMNIDS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Tin	LMSNDS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty
Zinc	LMZSDS <MC1><YY1><MC2><YY2> Comdty

Rolling 3-month (3M)

Metal name	Symbol
Aluminium	LALZ
Aluminium alloy	LMAZ
Copper	LDKZ
Lead	LEDZ
NASAAC	NADZ
Nickel	LNIZ
Tin	LTIZ
Zinc	LZHZ

3rd Wednesday (3W)

Metal name	Symbol
Aluminium	AHDD<##><m><yy>
Aluminium Alloy	AADD<##><m><yy>
Copper	CADD<##><m><yy>
Lead	PBDD<##><m><yy>
NASAAC	NADD<##><m><yy>
Nickel	NIDD<##><m><yy>
Tin	SNDD<##><m><yy>
Zinc	ZDSD<##><m><yy>

Key

• <##> is the 3rd Wednesday date of the calendar month
• <m> is the month code representing the future month (see table below)
• <yy> is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example, the CQG code for 3rd Wednesday Aluminium December 2023 contract is AHDD20Z23.

Month	Code
January	F
February	G
March	H
April	J
May	K
June	M
July	N
August	Q
September	U
October	V
November	X
December	Z

3-month (3M) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

There are two CQG symbols:

1. For 3-month (3M) expiring before 3rd Wednesday (3W)
2. For 3rd Wednesday (3W) expiring before 3-month (3M)

Metal	3M expiring before 3W symbol	3W expiring before 3M symbol
Aluminium	AHD3MS	AHDS3M<m><yy>
Aluminium alloy	AAD3MS	AADS3M<m><yy>
Copper	CAD3MS	CADS3M<m><yy>
Lead	PBD3MS	PBDS3M<m><yy>
NASAAC	NAD3MS	NADS3M<m><yy>
Nickel	NID3MS	NIDS3M<m><yy>
Tin	SND3MS	SNDS3M<m><yy>
Zinc	ZDS3MS	ZDSS3M<m><yy>

Key

• <m> is the month code representing the future month (see table under 3rd Wednesday (3W)
• <yy> is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example, on business date 12 September 2023:

• AHD3MSZ23 symbol represents LALZ – AHDD20Z23
• AHDS3MU23 symbol represents AHDD20Z23 – LALZ

3rd Wednesday (3W) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

For 3W-3W, the symbol can be 1 month or 2 month up to 12 months apart i.e. AHDS1 or AHDS2 up to AHDS12.

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	AHDS1-S12<m><yy>
Aluminium alloy	AADS1-S12<m><yy>
Copper	CADS1-S12<m><yy>
Lead	PBDS1-S12<m><yy>
NASAAC	NADS1-S12<m><yy>
Nickel	NIDS1-S12<m><yy>
Tin	SNDS1-S12<m><yy>
Zinc	ZDSS1-S12<m><yy>

Key

• <m> is the month code representing the future month (see table under 3rd Wednesday section)
• <yy> is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example on business date of 12 Sep 2023

• AHDS1U23 symbol represents AHDD20U23 – AHDD18V23 
• AHDS2U23 symbol represents AHDD20U23 – AHDD15X23

Rolling 3-month (3M)

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	CMAL3
Aluminium Alloy	CMAA3
Copper	CMCU3
Lead	CMPB3
NASAAC	CMNA3
Nickel	CMNI3
Tin	CMSN3
Zinc	CMZN3

3rd Wednesday (3W)

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	CMAL<MC><YY>
Aluminium Alloy	CMAA<MC><YY>
Copper	CMCU<MC><YY>
Lead	CMPB<MC><YY>
NASAAC	CMNA<MC><YY>
Nickel	CMNI<MC><YY>
Tin	CMSN<MC><YY>
Zinc	CMZN<MC><YY>

<MC> is a single character code representing the prompt month

Month	MC
January	F
February	G
March	H
April	J
May	K
June	M
July	N
August	Q
September	U
October	V
November	X
December	Z

<YY> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year.

For example, the 3rd Wednesday Refinitiv RIC for Aluminium July 2024 is ‘CMALN24’

3-month (3M) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	CMAL3-<MC><YY>
Aluminium Alloy	CMAA3-<MC><YY
Copper	CMCU3-<MC><YY>
Lead	CMPB3-<MC><YY>
NASAAC	CMNA3-<MC><YY>
Nickel	CMNI3-<MC><YY>
Tin	CMSN3-<MC><YY>
Zinc	CMZN3-<MC><YY>

<MC> is a single character code representing the prompt month, please refer to the table in pt.2 above.
<YY> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year.
For example, the Refinitiv RIC for Copper 3M-Apr25 spread is ‘CMCU3-J25’.

3rd Wednesday (3W) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metal	Symbol
Aluminium	CMAL<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Aluminium Alloy	CMAA<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Copper	CMCU<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Lead	CMPB<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
NASAAC	CMNA<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Nickel	CMNI<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Tin	CMSN<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>
Zinc	CMZN<MC1><YY1>-<MC2><YY2>

<MC1> is a single character code representing the prompt month for the near leg, please refer to the table in pt.2 above.
<YY1> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year for the near leg.
<MC2> is a single character code representing the prompt month for the far leg, please refer to the table in pt.2 above.
<YY2> is the last 2-digits of the prompt year for the far leg.
For example, the Refinitiv RIC for Lead Sep23-Jan24 spread is ‘CMPBU23-F24’.

Rolling 3-month (3M)

Metal name	Symbol
Aluminium	AH 3M
Aluminium alloy	AA 3M
Copper	CA 3M
Lead	PB 3M
NASAAC	NA 3M
Nickel	NI 3M
Tin	SN 3M
Zinc	ZS 3M

3rd Wednesday (3W)

Metal name	Symbol
Aluminium	AH MMMYY
Aluminium alloy	AA MMMYY
Copper	CA MMMYY
Lead	PB MMMYY
NASAAC	NA MMMYY
Nickel	NI MMMYY
Tin	SN MMMYY
Zinc	ZS MMMYY

Key

• <MMM> is the calendar month, see table below
• <yy> is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example, the TT code for 3rd Wednesday LME Aluminium December 2023 contract is AH DEC23

Month	Code
January	JAN
February	FEB
March	MAR
April	APR
May	MAY
June	JUN
July	JUL
August	AUG
September	SEP
October	OCT
November	NOV
December	DEC

3-month (3M) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metal	Symbol (3W - 3M)	Symbol (3M - 3W)
Aluminium	AH MMMYY-3M	AH 3M-MMMYY
Aluminium alloy	AA MMMYY-3M	AA 3M-MMMYY
Copper	CA MMMYY-3M	CA 3M-MMMYY
Lead	PB MMMYY-3M	PB 3M-MMMYY
NASAAC	NA MMMYY-3M	NA 3M-MMMYY
Nickel	NI MMMYY-3M	NI 3M-MMMYY
Tin	SN MMMYY-3M	SN 3M-MMMYY
Zinc	ZS MMMYY-3M	ZS 3M-MMMYY

Key

• <MMM> is the calendar month (see table under 3rd Wednesday section)
• <yy> is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example, on business date of 12 September 2023:

• 3-month (3M) to 3rd Wednesday (3W) LME Aluminium December 2023 contract the symbol is AH 3M-DEC23
• 3rd Wednesday LME Aluminium October 2023 to 3-month (3M) contract the symbol is AH OCT23-3M

3rd Wednesday (3W) - 3rd Wednesday (3W) spread

Metals	Symbols
Aluminium	AA MMMYY-MMMYY
Aluminium alloy	AA MMMYY-MMMYY
Copper	CA MMMYY-MMMYY
Lead	PB MMMYY-MMMYY
NASAAC	NA MMMYY-MMMYY
Nickel	NI MMMYY-MMMYY
Tin	SN MMMYY-MMMYY
Zinc	ZS MMMYY-MMMYY

Key

• is the calendar month (see table under 3rd Wednesday section)
• is the calendar year. For example, 23 represents 2023

For example, on business date of 12 Sep 2023:

• 3rd Wednesday (3W) LME Aluminium October to December 2023 contract symbol is AH OCT23-DEC23