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NEWS RELEASE


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January 11, 2016 Contact: Jesse Marie Green (612) 321-7122


MGEX Posts Top 15 Open Interest Day


MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded the 14th-best open interest total in its history following Friday's activity, finishing the day at 80,302.


This is the first time since May 20, 2014, that MGEX has seen its open interest climb above 80,000, marking an impressive increase of late. Open interest is currently 10 percent higher than at this time a year ago, and has increased six percent in the last week alone.



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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