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The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced that it has set a new daily electronic trading volume record with 4,879 contracts trading during the November 5 trading session. This exceeds the previous daily electronic trading volume record (4,726 contracts) set on April 10, 2007 by 153 contracts.
Electronic volume in October was at the record level of 61,887 contracts traded (31 percent of total monthly volume). To date in November, 11,903 contracts, or 43 percent of total monthly volume, have traded electronically. “While it’s still early in the month, this level of electronic trading is on pace to set yet another monthly volume record,” said Nancy Krull, Director of Marketing at MGEX.
A link to MGEX total volume and open interest records is on the lower right corner of the MGEX website (www.mgex.com).
About Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MGEX, established in 1881, is the only market for Hard Red Spring Wheat, 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. To learn more about the MGEX visit our website at www.mgex.com.
