MGEX Minneapolis Grain Exchange : Sets Top 20 Daily Volume Record

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January 12, 2017 Contact: Jesse Marie Green [phone] MGEX Sets Top 20 Daily Volume Record

MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded a total volume of 18,611 from Wednesday, making it the 20th-best day in MGEX's history.

This is the first time a single day in January has reached over 18,000; the last time a day in January was in the top 25 daily records was January 28, 2015 with volume of 17,862.

Additionally, with options volume for the month at 3,911 it is already four times more than the total options volume in January 2016. This is the highest options volume January has seen in nine years. Open interest following Tuesday's activity was 77,371.

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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