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How Do Contract Months Work?

How Do Contract Months Work?

Contract Months reference a date at which participants may be required to either make or take delivery of the underlying value of the futures contract going into or at expiration of the contract.

CME Futures Contract Month Codes

Month

Code

Month

Code

January

F

July

N

February

G

August

Q

March

H

September

U

April

J

October

V

May

K

November

X

June

M

December

Z

For current details on active contract months and trading volume, please refer to the CME Group Website.

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