The month in which futures contracts may be satisfied by making or accepting a delivery. Also called value managers, those who assemble portfolios with relatively lower betas, lower price-book and P/E ratios and higher dividend yields, seeing value where others do not. 
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actu
The month in which a futures contract matures or becomes deliverable if not liquidated or traded out before the date specified. 
The specified month to which a futures or options contract refers. This is the month when the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/contract-month.htm?id=302&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of contract month'>more</a>
On futures exchanges other than the LME a month in which the material is deliverable. There is not necessarily a delivery month every month. The nearest month is known as the spot month.
The month in which cash settlement or delivery is to be made in accordance with a futures contract
The month during which a futures contract expires.
The month in which a futures contract is fulfilled. See Delivery month.