Delivery Month - Month Codes

Month Codes

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

To name a specific contract in a financial futures market, the month code will follow the contract code, and in turn be followed by the year. For example, CLZ8 is the December 2008 NYMEX crude oil contract. CL denotes crude oil (crude light), Z corresponds to the December delivery month, and 8 refers to 2008.

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