The right format if you want to specify params for each field is :
fields = ['CONTR_MNTH(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'CF_NETCHNG(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'CF_ASK(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'CF_BID(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'SETTLE(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'HST_VOL(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'CF_VOLUME(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'OPINT_1(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'EXPIR_DATE(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'ACVOL(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'GEN_VAL1(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'GEN_VAL2(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'GEN_VAL3(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'GEN_VAL4(CH=Fd RH=IN)', 'LOT_SIZE_A(CH=Fd RH=IN)']