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NEWS RELEASE


Phone: 800.827.4746 Fax: 612.339.1155 Email: marketing@mgex.com


January 25, 2016 Contact: Jesse Marie Green (612) 321-7122


MGEX Open Interest Cracks Top Five


MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded the fifth-highest open interest total in its history following Friday's activity, concluding the day at 81,598.


This is the sixth time this month the Exchange has seen a top 25 open interest figure, having done so on each of the past five trade dates. The open interest total has now reached its highest point since April 21, 2014, and has increased 12 percent in the last month. It is now less than 500 away from a new all-time record.



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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