MGEX Minneapolis Grain Exchange : Breaks Daily Volume Record

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January 13, 2017 Contact: Jesse Marie Green [phone] MGEX Breaks Daily Volume Record

MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has reached the best daily volume in MGEX's history, with 27,095 contracts trading on January 12, 2017. This surpasses the previous record set nearly three years ago, when 26,908 contracts traded on February 6, 2014.

"2017 is starting well at MGEX," said Mark G. Bagan, President & CEO, MGEX. "It is great to see market participants worldwide using MGEX's North American Hard Red Spring Wheat contract for their risk management needs."

Electronic volume also set a new all-time record, with 24,173 contracts traded. Open interest following Thursday's activity was 79,480.

About MGEX

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), was established in 1881 and is the only market for Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW), Apple Juice Concentrate (AJC), National Corn Index (NCI), National Soybean Index (NSI), Hard Red Winter Wheat Index (HRWI), Hard Red Spring Wheat Index (HRSI), and Soft Red Winter Wheat Index (SRWI) futures and options, as well as for HRSW calendar spread options (CSOs). To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.

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