All futures contracts are traded on futures exchanges, which function similarly to stock exchanges. Below are the major futures exchanges, all of which are covered on Wikinvest.
| Exchange
| Website
| Types of futures contracts
| Yahoo! Exchange Code
| Thomson Exchange Code
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| Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) | http://www.cme.com/ | Index Futures, Currency Futures, Financial Futures, Meats Futures, Softs Futures, Energy Futures, Housing Price Index Futures | .CME | -CM
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| Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) | http://www.cbot.com/ | Index Futures, Grains Futures, Financial Futures, Energy Futures | .CBT | -CB
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| New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) | http://www.nymex.com/ | Energy Futures, Metals Futures, Index Futures, Softs Futures | .NYM | -NM
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| Commodities Exchange (COMEX) | http://www.comex.com/ | Metals Futures | .CMX | -NC
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| The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) | http://www.theice.com/ | Energy Futures | ? | ?
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| New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) | http://www.nybot.com/ | Softs Futures, Index Futures, Currency Futures | .NYB | (depends on sub-exchange) -NS or -CT
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| London Metal Exchange (LME) | http://www.lme.co.uk/ | Metals Futures, Plastics Futures | pending | pending
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| Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) | http://www.kcbt.com/ | Grains Futures, Index Futures | .KBT | -KC
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| Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) | http://www.mgex.com/ | Grains Futures | not covered | -MG
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| Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WPG) | http://www.wce.ca/ | Grains Futures | not covered | -WC
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| The Plastics Exchange | http://www.theplasticsexchange.com/ | Plastics Futures | not covered | pending
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