The time when a futures contract is transferred or expires.
The month specified for maturity of a given futures contract.
A particular month in which the futures contract specifies delivery may occur. Sometimes called the contract month or spot month.
The calendar month in which the futures contract matures and within which the delivery of the physical commodity is stipulated.
The calendar month in which a futures contract may be satisfied by making or taking delivery.
The calendar month during which a given contract expires and delivery can be made; also called the expiration month.
Specified month within which delivery may be made under the terms of a futures contract.
A specific month in which delivery may take place under the terms of a futures contract. Also referred to as contract month.
the month in which a futures contract matures and can be settled by physical delivery. Also known as the contract month.
The calendar month in which a futures contract comes to maturity and becomes deliverable.
The month during which a futures contract expires, and delivery is made on that contract.
The month in which commodities on a futures contract have to be delivered. See Active Delivery Month.
The specified month to which trading a particular futures or options contract relates. On Euronext.liffe these are March, June, September, December. Options may also be traded on a 1-2-3 month cycle e.g. January, February, March, in addition to the quarterly cycle.
The calendar month in the futures market during which delivery occurs on a futures contract.
The specified month within which a futures contract matures and can be settled by delivery.
For futures contracts specifying physical delivery, the delivery month is the month in which the seller must deliver, and the buyer must accept and pay for, the underlying. For contracts specifying cash settlement, the delivery month is the month of a final mark-to-market. The exact dates of acceptable delivery vary considerably and will be specified by the exchange in the contract specifications.