NEWS RELEASE

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January 20, 2017 Contact: Jesse Marie Green (612) 321-7122 MGEX Reports 2nd-Best Open Interest Record

MINNEAPOLIS - MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports its 2nd-best open interest daily total of all-time, closing Thursday's activity at 86,448 contracts.

This tops the previous 2nd-place spot set on February 16, 2016 by 373. There are now three days that have reached top 15 open interest records, all of which have occurred consecutively since January 17.

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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