NEWS RELEASE

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January 23, 2017 Contact: Jesse Marie Green (612) 321-7122 MGEX Breaks Open Interest Record

MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces record-breaking open interest after Friday's trade date, closing the day at 87,472.

This breaks the previous record of 87,186 set on February 12, 2016. This marks the fourth time in the past week that MGEX has recorded top 15 open interest.

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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