Futures Months Letters
Remembering the rollover dates and days and the letter of the months can get a bit confusing. The letters that were chosen to represent each month seem to have nothing at all to do with the month. Below are the different letters that represent each month.
January = F
February = G
March = H
April = J
May = K
June = M
July = N
August = Q
September = U
October = V
November = X
December = Z
Bonds Month Letters
March = H
June = M
September = U
December = Z
Example
Bond Tradestation symbol for December 2013
USZ13
Crude Oil Tradestation symbol for September 2013
CLU13