ShareFinder utilises short names for all securities in its database. To understand the naming convention for Futures, this explanation is presented. This information applies to the InvestorData database only.

The name ALSI-H3, for example, is a future of the All Share index which is due to expire in March 2003. The letter denotes the month of expiry, while the digit denotes the year of expiry.

This table may be used to look up the month:

F	G	H	J	K	M	N	Q	U	V	X	Z
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec