MGEX Minneapolis Grain Exchange : Sets Calendar Year Volume Record

Microsoft Word - December 2014 Month End and Year End

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January 2, 2015 Contact: Jesse Marie Green [phone] MGEX Sets Calendar Year Volume Record

MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has set a new record for total volume in a calendar year by concluding 2014 with a total volume of 2,177,740. This marks the first time ever that the Exchange's volume has surpassed 2 million in a calendar year. Electronic volume during 2014 was 1,856,423, which is also an all-time high for the Exchange.
Total volume from 2014 was 47 percent higher than it was during 2013. Five new monthly volume records were set during the year, which also included the highest open interest day in the history of MGEX - 82,056, set on April 17.
Following Wednesday's activity, MGEX also set a new record for total volume during the month of December, finishing at 167,617. This is the second-straight month that the Exchange has set a new monthly record, having done so in November, as well. Electronic volume during December was also a new high for the month, coming in at
144,101 and the 18th best month electronically in Exchange history.
Open interested finished December at 71,476.
More information on MGEX volume and open interest can be found at www.mgex.com.

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. To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.

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