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MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports calendar year and December 2013 volume and open interest results.
Total Exchange volume for the calendar year totaled 1,483,657 futures and options contracts traded, a 20 percent increase over calendar year 2012. Five months made the top 25 electronic volume records: February, April, August, September and November. Additionally, August and November were top 25 total Exchange volume months, with169,809 and 164,845 contracts traded in those months, respectively. Also in 2013, 11 months saw year over year volume growth
December 2013 total Exchange volume came in at 108,746 contracts traded, a 42 percent increase over December 2012. The Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract accounted for 108,300 contracts traded: 105,651 futures contacts and 2,649 options contracts. The Apple Juice Concentrate (AJC) contract accounted for 446 contracts traded: 44 futures contracts and 402 options contracts. Total open interest for both contracts came in at 69,188, a 49 percent increase over December 2012.
More information on MGEX volume and open interest can be found at www.mgex.com.
