MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded a total volume of 2,333,655 contracts traded as of October 2, 2017. This number exceeds the previous total volume record of 2,315,186 contracts, set in 2015, with nearly three months remaining in the 2017 calendar year.
MGEX previously reported breaking the total options calendar year record this year, with contracts pushing 110,983 and rising. This foresees a gaping 81% plus increase over the previous total options calendar year record which stood at 61,226 contracts in 2002.
So far this year, MGEX has reported seven separate months of total volume greater than 200,000 contracts, marking yet another first. Previously, this total had reached just five separate months. To view MGEX volume and open interest records, please visit www.mgex.com and see the link on the right hand side.
