MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), welcomes February into the recordbook as the 19th best total volume month with 222,126 contracts. This is also the 4th best February in MGEX’s history. Compared to February 2018, MGEX saw an 8% growth this month in total monthly exchange volume.
In addition to the total monthly exchange volume record, total electronic volume for February came in at the 17th best month of all-time with 198,557 contracts.
Options volume was 3,664 for the month. Open interest was recorded at 61,983 as of the close on Thursday, which is 4% higher than this time last year.
To view more information on MGEX volume and open interest records, please visit our website at www.mgex.com.
