Each contract month is represented by a different alphabetic letter and is included in the quote symbol.
Below is a list of the month symbols:
- January - F
- February - G
- March - H
- April - J
- May - K
- June - M
- July - N
- August - Q
- September - U
- October - V
- November - X
- December - Z
Tradovate's format for a futures instrument is the instrument symbol + month symbol + last digit of the year (with no spaces).
For example, March 2024 E-Mini S&P futures would have a symbol of ESH3.