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title: "Futures Contract Month Codes (F to Z) - Get Funded Now"
description: "All 12 futures month codes, from F for January to Z for December, and how to read a contract symbol such as ESZ6 or CLF7."
url: "https://getfundednow.com/futures/contract-month-codes"
language: "en"
last_modified: "2026-11-09"
publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)"
disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds."
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Futures basics

# Futures contract month codes

Every futures symbol ends with a letter for the delivery month and a digit for the year. Twelve letters cover the calendar.

## The 12 month codes

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

## How to read a contract symbol

A symbol has three parts: the root, the month code and the year.

| Symbol | Root | Month | Year | Contract |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESZ6 | ES | Z, December | 2026 | E-mini S&P 500, December 2026 |
| NQH7 | NQ | H, March | 2027 | E-mini Nasdaq-100, March 2027 |
| CLF7 | CL | F, January | 2027 | Crude Oil, January 2027 |

## Which months are listed

Not every product trades every month. Equity index futures use the quarterly cycle of H, M, U and Z, while crude oil lists every month. Check each product's details in the [contract specs](https://getfundednow.com/futures/contracts).

## Questions

### What does Z mean in futures?

Z is the code for December. ESZ6 is the December 2026 E-mini S&P 500 contract.

### What are the quarterly futures months?

March (H), June (M), September (U) and December (Z). Equity index futures such as ES and NQ are listed on this cycle.

### Why do futures use letters for months?

A single letter keeps symbols short and identical across exchanges and data feeds.

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