Futures Contract Month Codes Explained
For those who trade or are interested in trading e-mini Futures, you may be wondering how the contact symbols are constructed and what they mean (eg: /ESZ0). The four e-mini index futures are S&P (ES), Dow (YM), NASDAQ (NQ), and Russell (TF). The e-mini Euro Future contract is 6E. All platforms have their own form, but the basic letters and contract months are the same. For the thinkorswim platform, simply typing /ES will pull up the front month e-mini S&P…