MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports an open interest daily total of 102,166 following Friday’s activity, making it the first time in history being over 100,000.   

This surpasses the previous record set the day before by 3.5 percent. MGEX has seen an increase in open interest particularly in the last month with an increase of 52 percent.   

A daily volume record was also set on Friday, with total volume concluding at 19,865, making it the 21st-highest volume day. Following Friday’s record, there have now been 11 top 25 daily volume records during the 2017 calendar year.    

Total volume for the month now stands at 251,416.   

To view MGEX volume and open interest records, please visit www.mgex.com and see the link on the right hand side.