Exchange-traded derivative contract

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Exchange-traded derivative contracts standardized derivative contracts (e.g. futures contracts and options) that are transacted on an organized futures exchange.

These contracts can include Futures, Call and Put. Part of the name of these contracts always reflect on which date the contract expire. The following letters are used to identify the expiry month.Example: A future ABC expiring in September 2006 will be called ABC U06A call (C) option ABC expiring in September 2006 will be called ABC I06CA put ( P) option ABC expiring in September 2006 will be called ABC U06P

 

Months

Call

Put

Futures

Jan.

A

M

F

Feb.

B

N

G

Mar

C

O

H

Apr.

D

P

J

May

E

Q

K

Jun.

F

R

M

Jul.

G

S

N

Aug.

H

T

Q

Sept.

I

U

U

Oct.

J

V

V

Nov.

K

W

X

Dec.

L

X

Z

 

 

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