Delivery Month

What Does Delivery Month Mean?
The month in which a contract expires and delivery of the underlying asset or cash is required.

Investopedia explains Delivery Month
Different types of futures contracts will have a series of different delivery months. As these months are specific to the underlying commodity, they will differ with a change in the specifications of the underlying or contract.

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